DOCUMENT:Q225079 08-MAY-2002 [word97] TITLE :WD97: Special Characters Lost Changing Font in WordPerfect File PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbdta word8 word97 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you open a WordPerfect 5.x or 6.x document in Microsoft Word, select text that includes WordPerfect font special characters, and change the font, the special characters may change to different characters. WORKAROUND ========== Do the following to obtain the best possible results when opening WordPerfect documents in Microsoft Word: - Install the WordPerfect fonts on your system. For more information about how to install the WordPerfect fonts, please contact WordPerfect. For information about how to contact Corel WordPerfect, click the appropriate article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z - If your document was created in Corel WordPerfect 5.1 or 6.0 for Windows, open the document in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. If your document was created in Corel WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1 for DOS, open the document in Corel WordPerfect 5.1 or 6.0 for Windows, save it in the WordPerfect for Windows format, and then open it in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. Additional Notes ---------------- - If the WordPerfect typographical symbol font does not exist on the system, the converter cannot make the symbol into something meaningful. The symbol will become a dash. - You can insert special characters in WordPerfect by pressing ALT+W and then picking a character number such as 4,4. Many of these WordPerfect special characters are only contained in the fonts shipped by WordPerfect. If your system does not contain these fonts, there is no way to create these characters. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION ================ For additional information about the limitations of converting WordPerfect documents, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q157085 WD97: Limitations of Converting WordPerfect 5.x Documents Q157089 WD97: Limitations of Converting from WordPerfect 6.x to Word 97 The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. Additional query words: wordperfect wp5 wp6 font wpft532 wpft632 import ====================================================================== Keywords : kbdta word8 word97 Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:97 Hardware : ALPHA x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.