WD: TOC Entries Lost In Conversion From Later Version of Word

ID: Q132264

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

In Word 5.x, when you open a document that was created in a later version of Word (and was saved in Word 5.x for the Macintosh format) the table of contents initially appears correct. However, if you update the TOC field, all TOC entries appear left-aligned.

NOTE: This problem occurs with tables of contents that have multiple levels.

CAUSE

The level (\l) switches in Word 6.x and later TC fields are lost when saving in Word 5.x format.

RESOLUTION

This problem does not occur if you open the document into Word 5.x using the appropriate Word converter.

For additional information on how to obtain the Word 6.0 converter, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q105319
   TITLE     : WD: How to Obtain a Word 6.x/7.0 Converter for MacWord
               5.x Users
For additional information on how to obtain the Word 97-98 converter, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: KBTools DocID 19281
   TITLE     : WD: How to Obtain a Word 97-98 Converter for MacWord Users
Additional query words: textconv conversion convert converted converts converting translation translated translates translating transfer transferred transfers transferring 
Keywords          : kbinterop wordnt word8 kbfield macword98 winword word97 ntword macword word7 word95 
Version           : MACINTOSH: 5.0, 5.1,
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: October 22, 1998