Q112396 - WD: Space After WordPerfect Accented Character Lost in MacWord

WD: Space After WordPerfect Accented Character Lost in MacWord

Q112396

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word Macintosh Edition
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 5.1, 5.1a, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

When you open a WordPerfect document containing accented characters in Word for the Macintosh, the space immediately following an accented character may be lost if the accented letter was originally the last character in a line of text in WordPerfect.

For example, the spacing following the lowercase "a" with a grave accent character in the following line (represented by a' below) will be lost:


   Pieds du portique. Ceci permettra de conserver le portique a'
   l horizontale.

The result in Word is:


   Pieds du portique. Ceci permettra de conserver le portique a'l
   horizontale.

WORKAROUND

To avoid this problem, use an alternate conversion method. For example, use the WordPerfect 5.1 for MS-DOS Convert.exe program or appropriate WordPerfect 5.x for Windows Save As option to export the file to RFT-DCA or Word for MS-DOS file format and then open either format into Word.

Word 5.x includes both Word for MS-DOS and RFT-DCA converters. The RFT-DCA converter is not installed by default. If the necessary, run Setup to install the appropriate converter.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

WordPerfect is manufactured by Corel Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

For more information or support with WordPerfect for Windows, contact Corel Corporation at:

Corel Corporation
567 East Timpanogos Parkway
Orem, UT 84097-4010
(801) 765-4010
(801) 222-4379 (Fax)
http://www.corel.com

The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

Additional query words: foreign french perfect

Keywords : kbinterop macword98 macword wordconvert
Issue type : kbbug
Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordMSearch