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# WD6X: Macintosh System 7 Refers to Templates As Word 6 Documents

Article ID: 119421

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

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## SYMPTOMS

When you use the Finder to Get Info on a Microsoft Word document or template, both documents and templates are identified as "Word 6 Documents." In addition, when you view the contents of your folders, if you are listing the files by Kind, both templates and documents are identified as "Word 6 Documents."

## CAUSE

By design, System 7 and System 8 identify both Word 6.0 documents and templates as "Word 6 Documents."
Macintosh Easy Open as supplied with each version of the MacOS since 7.5 correctly identifies Word 6.0 documents as documents and Word 6.0 templates as templates.

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