DOCUMENT:Q209679 14-NOV-2000 [word97] TITLE :WD97: Font Colors Change Opening a Word 2000 Document PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:word8 word97 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you use Word 97 to open a Microsoft Word 2000 document [or a version of the document that has been saved in Rich Text Format (*.rtf)] that contains different font colors, the font colors do not appear as expected. CAUSE ===== This behavior occurs because of the different way that each program handles color palettes. Word 2000 supports 24-bit RGB color, but Word 97 supports 16-bit color and has a limit of 50 RGB colors. Thus, colors that are similar to each other in Word 2000 are translated to a single color in Word 97. For example, the font color Dark Green is translated to Green when a Word 2000 document is opened in Word 97. However, when a Rich Text Format version of the same Word 2000 document is opened in Word 97, the Dark Green font color is translated to Black. WORKAROUND ========== If you are sharing your documents with Word 97 users, try using primary colors. MORE INFORMATION ================ When you open a Word 2000 document containing text formatted with different font colors in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows, the font colors may change unexpectedly, as shown in the following table. Font color in Word 2000 Converts to this font color in Word 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Retained as Black Brown Converts to Dark Red Olive Green Converts to Dark Yellow Dark Green Converts to Green Dark Teal Converts to Teal Dark Blue Retained as Dark Blue Indigo Converts to Gray - 50% Gray - 80% Converts to Black Dark Red Retained as Dark Red Orange Converts to Red Dark Yellow Retained as Dark Yellow Green Retained as Green Teal Retained as Teal Blue Retained as Blue Blue - Gray Converts to Gray - 50% Gray - 50% Retained as Gray - 50% Red Retained as Red Light Orange Converts to Yellow Lime Converts to Yellow Sea Green Converts to Bright Green Aqua Converts to Turquoise Light Blue Converts to Blue Violet Retained as Violet Gray - 40% Converts to Gray - 50% Pink Retained as Pink Gold Converts to Yellow Yellow Retained as Yellow Bright Green Retained as Bright Green Turquoise Retained as Turquoise Sky Blue Converts to Turquoise Plum Converts to Pink Gray - 25% Retained as Gray - 25% Rose Converts to Pink Tan Converts to Yellow Light Yellow Converts to Yellow Light Green Converts to Bright Green Light Turquoise Converts to Turquoise Pale Blue Converts to Turquoise Lavender Converts to Pink White Retained as White When you use Microsoft Word 97 for Windows to open a Word 2000 document saved as Rich Text Format (*.rtf) and containing text formatted with different font colors, the font colors may change unexpectedly, as shown in the following table. Font color in Word 2000 Converts to this font color in Word 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Retained as Black Brown Converts to Dark Red Olive Green Converts to Black Dark Green Converts to Black Dark Teal Converts to Dark Blue Dark Blue Retained as Dark Blue Indigo Converts to Dark Blue Gray - 80% Converts to Black Dark Red Retained as Dark Red Orange Converts to Red Dark Yellow Retained as Dark Yellow Green Retained as Green Teal Retained as Teal Blue Retained as Blue Blue - Gray Converts to Gray - 50% Gray - 50% Retained as Gray - 50% Red Retained as Red Light Orange Converts to Yellow Lime Converts to Dark Yellow Sea Green Converts to Teal Aqua Converts to Turquoise Light Blue Converts to Blue Violet Retained as Violet Gray - 40% Converts to Gray - 50% Pink Retained as Pink Gold Converts to Yellow Yellow Retained as Yellow Bright Green Retained as Bright Green Turquoise Retained as Turquoise Sky Blue Converts to Turquoise Plum Converts to Violet Gray - 25% Retained as Gray - 25% Rose Converts to Gray - 25% Tan Converts to Gray - 25% Light Yellow Converts to Gray - 25% Light Green Converts to Gray - 25% Light Turquoise Converts to White Pale Blue Converts to Gray - 25% Lavender Converts to Gray - 25% White Retained as White REFERENCES ========== For additional information about how Word 2000 shading properties appear in Word 97, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q209677 WD97: Shading Changes Opening a Word 2000 Document For additional information about font colors in Word 2000, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q224776 WD2000: How to Find and Replace Font Color Formatting Additional query words: white gray grey black shades grayscale greyscale 16-bit 16 bit 24 24-bit fill pattern shading ====================================================================== Keywords : word8 word97 Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:97 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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