WD: WordPerfect 5.x Bottom Table Cell Border Lost in Word 6.0

ID: Q132426

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Editon

SYMPTOMS

When you open a WordPerfect 5.x for MS-DOS or Windows document in Microsoft Word, the bottom cell border (if applied) for the last row on each page of a multipage table does not appear in page layout view and is not printed.

WORKAROUND

After conversion, reapply the border to the cells at the bottom of the page. To do this, either select the affected cell or the entire table, click Borders And Shading on the Format menu, and reapply the appropriate border.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbconversion wordnt word8 macword98 winword ntword macword kbtable word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS: 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c, 95, 97; MACINTOSH: 6.0, 6.0.1, 98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: November 11, 1998