WD97: Double Strikethrough Lost When File Opened in Word 6.0/95

ID: Q165770

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you have text formatted with double strikethrough formatting, the double strikethrough is lost when:

You save from Word 97 to an earlier version of Word.
-or-
You open a Word 97 document in an earlier version of Word.

NOTE: To open a Word 97 document in an earlier version of Word, you must have the Word 97 converter installed. The Word 97 converter is available for Word 6.0 and Word 95 (7.0) only.

WORKAROUND

In Word 97, open your document containing the text with double strikethrough and use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the Replace Feature

1. On the Edit menu, click Replace.

2. Click More.

3. On the Replace tab, click the Find What box. Click Format, and then

   click Font. Click to select the Double Strikethrough check box. Click
   OK.

   NOTE: The check mark should be black and not the gray check mark you
   may have already set. Do not type any text in the Find What box.

4. Click the Replace With box. Click Format, and then click Font. Click to

   to select the Strikethrough check box. Click OK.

   NOTE: The check mark should be black and not the gray check mark you
   may have already set. Do not type any text in the Replace With box.

5. Click Replace All. You should receive a message that Word has completed

   its search of the document and has made the replacements. Press OK
   and then close the Find And Replace dialog box.

6. Save your document in Word 6.0/95 format.

Method 2: Manually Change Each Instance of Strikethrough Text

1. Select the text containing the double strikethrough.

2. On the Format menu, click Font.

3. On the Font tab, under Effects, click to clear the Double Strikethrough

   check box, and then click to select the Strikethrough check box.

4. Click OK to close the Font dialog box.

   Repeat steps 1-4 for any other text you may have in your document
   containing double strikethrough.

5. Save your document and then open it in an earlier version of Word.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q162214
   TITLE     : How to Obtain the Word 97 Converter

Additional query words: conversion convert save saveas

Keywords          : kbusage winword word97 
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: December 18, 1998