WD6x: Save As Text Converts Table to Paragraph-Delimited Text
  
PSS ID Number: Q137919
Article last modified on 12-11-1998
 
MACINTOSH: 6.0, 6.0.1
 
MACINTOSH WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
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SYMPTOMS
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A table in a Microsoft Word version 6.0 or later document collapses into a
single column of text when the document is saved in one of the following
formats:
 
   Text Only
   Text Only with Line Breaks
   MS-DOS Text
   MS-DOS Text with Line Breaks
 
CAUSE
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A table row is actually a special case of sequential paragraphs, using
Chr(7) following the paragraph mark and Chr(13), as the end-of-cell
and two of them for end-of-row delimiters. When the file is saved as text,
the export routine strips the Chr(7) characters, leaving only the hard
returns Chr(13).
 
NOTE: This is a change in functionality from Word 5.x for the Macintosh,
which saved the table as tab-delimited text.
 
RESOLUTION
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To work around this behavior, use either of the following methods.
 
Method 1
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Save the document in Text With Layout format.
 
Method 2
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Convert the table to tab-delimited text before you save the file. To do
this, follow these steps:
 
1. Place the insertion point inside the first cell of the table.
 
2. On the Table menu, click Select Table.
 
3. On the Table menu, click Convert Table To Text.
 
4. Under the Separate Text With option, click Tabs.
 
5. Click OK.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Saving the document in the MS-DOS Text With Layout or the Text With Layout
format in Word 6.x does not result in paragraph-delimited text.
 
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Keywords          : kbinterop kbdta macword kbtable 
Version           : MACINTOSH: 6.0, 6.0.1
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
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