WD2000: Table Border Lost or Changed After Save As WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS

ID: Q220476

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Word 2000 document that was saved as WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (*.doc), table borders either are lost or are changed to something different.

Take for example a table in a Word 2000 document that has a Box border applied (the cells of the table are not bordered, just the outside edges of the table). After you save as WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS and reopen the document, the outside borders of the table are lost; however, the individual table cells are now bordered.


WORKAROUND

After you open the document that was saved as WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, reapply the table borders before (or after) you resave the file as a Word document.

  1. In Word 2000, open the document saved as WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS.


  2. Move the insertion point inside the table.


  3. On the Table menu, point to Select and then click Table.


  4. On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading.


  5. On the Borders tab, select the type of table border you want, and then click OK.


  6. On the File menu, click Save As.


  7. Change the Save as type box to Word Document, and then click Save.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

When you save a Word 2000 document as WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, the following message appears:

<Filename.doc> may contain features that are not compatible with WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS format. Do you want to save the document in this format?

To save, click Yes.
To preserve formatting, click No. Then save a copy in the latest Word format.
To see what might be lost, click Help.
For more information about what features are lost when you save as WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type "What happens when I convert between Word and WordPerfect?" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words: wp51 gridlines 


Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999