WD: WordArt Object Missing, Changes after Conversion

ID: Q157466

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Word 97 document that contains WordArt text effects in Word 7.0, the WordArt is missing.

When you open a Word 97 document that contains WordArt text effects in Word 6.0 for Windows, the WordArt object appears as a pattern-filled drawing object.

CAUSE

WordArt 97 objects are special text effects which are not converted to Word 7.0 or Word 6.x WordArt objects. An object may appear as colored, patterned color, or solid black box. This is a design limitation in the Word for Windows 6.0/7.0 converter.

WORKAROUND

Use the Word97 & 6.0/95 RTF converter instead of the Word 6.0/95 converter to preserve the WordArt when reopened in Word97.

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Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 11, 1999