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WD97: Extended Characters Corrupt After Editing MacWord Document


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows


SYMPTOMS

When you open a document in Word 97 after editing the document in Word 6.x for the Macintosh, extended characters may become corrupt.


CAUSE

There is a problem with the conversion of the Macintosh ANSI extended character set.


RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).


MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

Additional query words: word word97 wd97 macword extended characters corrupt cross-platform

Keywords          : kbenable kbinterop kbdta word97 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug 


Last Reviewed: August 17, 1999
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