WD2000: Odd Normal Paragraph Style Descriptions in Documents from Earlier Versions of Word

ID: Q220317

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you examine the style description of the Normal paragraph style in Word documents that were created with version 6.0 or 7.0, you may see a description that contains one or more of the following:

Not Overflow Punct
Not AutoSpace between Asian characters and Latin characters
Not AutoSpace between Asian Characters and Number Characters
Font Alignment: Baseline

WORKAROUND

To remove Far East formatting properties from the Normal paragraph style, use one of the following methods that best suits your needs.

NOTE: The Far East paragraph style properties do not adversely affect the appearance or output of your Word document. The follow methods are provided only as a way to remove these properties.

Method 1: Insert File in a New Document

Use the following steps to insert the entire contents of the original file into a new document:

On the File menu, click New. On the General tab, double-click Blank Document. Or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+N.

On the Insert menu, click File, and select the earlier-version Word document to insert.

Method 2: Copy and Paste the Entire Document Without the Last Paragraph Mark to a New File

Use the following steps to copy just the text of the original document and then paste the information into a new document (headers, footers, and positioned objects will not be included):

You can select everything except the last paragraph mark by pressing CTRL+END and then CTRL+SHIFT+HOME.

On the File menu, click New. On the General tab, double-click Blank Document. Or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+N.

On the Edit menu, click Paste to paste the information into the new document.

Additional query words: fe


Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 kbfaq 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 6, 1999