Document Loses Formatting When Opened or Pasted to WordPad

ID: Q135079

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

When you paste or open a Word 6.x or 7.x document in WordPad, the following formatting will be lost:

   tables
   borders
   shading
   columns
   highlighting

CAUSE

This is a design limitation of WordPad. WordPad does not support complex formatting such as tables, borders, shading, columns, and highlighting.

MORE INFORMATION

WordPad is an enhanced text editor designed to expand on the text formatting and 64K limitations of Notepad.

KBCategory: KBSubcategory: kbformat

Additional reference words: 7.0 7.0a word95 wordpad convert lost missing word7 winword word6 formats table border shade shading columns highlighting

Keywords          : kbinterop kbformat 
Version           : 6.0 6.0a 7.0 7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998