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WD95: All Capital Letters Change to Mixed Case in Imported Word 97 Document

Article ID: 144528

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005


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SYMPTOMS

Words formatted in all capital letters are changed to mixed-case when you open a document created in Word 97 in Word for Windows 95.

This problem occurs when the document meets the following criteria:
  • The document uses custom outline numbering.
  • The outline numbering text uses a text style of numbers (One, Two, Three).
  • The text is formatted in all capital letters.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you use the Word 97 Import Converter (Mswrd832.cnv) to open the Word 97 document in Word for Windows 95, version 7.x.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, upgrade to the latest version of the Word 97-2000 Import Converter. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

162214 WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-2000 Import Converter

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with certain versions of the Word 97 Import Converter.

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