I have dozens of old Plain Text files to convert to Word documents. When I
edit one of these files using Notepad, I can change the margins, and the
change sticks. But when I edit that same file using Word, a default set of
margins is used, and changes that I make disappear when I save and exit. How
can I get the changes to stay?

The only solutions I have found so far involve doing an individual edit and
save-as on each file, or an edit and copy-and-paste into a new file on each
file, or other such time-consuming methods. I'm looking for a better answer.

Are you saving the files as Word docs or as text files?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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I have dozens of old Plain Text files to convert to Word documents. When
I
edit one of these files using Notepad, I can change the margins, and the
change sticks. But when I edit that same file using Word, a default set
of
margins is used, and changes that I make disappear when I save and exit.
How
can I get the changes to stay?

The only solutions I have found so far involve doing an individual edit
and
save-as on each file, or an edit and copy-and-paste into a new file on
each
file, or other such time-consuming methods. I'm looking for a better
answer.

When given to me, the files were Plain Text files (see Properties on File
drop-down menu) but had the file extension .doc (I don't know why or how).
Your question helped me to figure out the answer. I do a Save (not Save-As);
Word warns me that the file is Plain Text and I answer No to save with
formatting; Word displays a Save box with type Microsoft Word selected; when
enter is pressed to Save, the file is not renamed but the type is changed and
the settings stay set the way they should.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you saving the files as Word docs or as text files?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Trying To Upgrade" Trying To wrote in
message ...
I have dozens of old Plain Text files to convert to Word documents. When
I
edit one of these files using Notepad, I can change the margins, and the
change sticks. But when I edit that same file using Word, a default set
of
margins is used, and changes that I make disappear when I save and exit.
How
can I get the changes to stay?

The only solutions I have found so far involve doing an individual edit
and
save-as on each file, or an edit and copy-and-paste into a new file on
each
file, or other such time-consuming methods. I'm looking for a better
answer.