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symbols changing when opening Word 2002 doc with Word 2003
I have Word 2003. When I open an old document saved in Word 2002, symbols
such as quotation marks, apostrophes, section, paragraph change automatically to other symbols making the document non-sensical. Is there any way to disable this feature? Any explanation why this happens and help is appreciated. Thanks. |
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symbols changing when opening Word 2002 doc with Word 2003
Was the document originally created in WordPerfect?
-- 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. "Sergio" wrote in message ... I have Word 2003. When I open an old document saved in Word 2002, symbols such as quotation marks, apostrophes, section, paragraph change automatically to other symbols making the document non-sensical. Is there any way to disable this feature? Any explanation why this happens and help is appreciated. Thanks. |
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symbols changing when opening Word 2002 doc with Word 2003
Yes it was.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Was the document originally created in WordPerfect? -- 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. "Sergio" wrote in message ... I have Word 2003. When I open an old document saved in Word 2002, symbols such as quotation marks, apostrophes, section, paragraph change automatically to other symbols making the document non-sensical. Is there any way to disable this feature? Any explanation why this happens and help is appreciated. Thanks. |
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symbols changing when opening Word 2002 doc with Word 2003
Yes the document was originally a wordperfect doc. It was converted to a Word
doc. Word 2002 opens it without problems with symbols. Word 2003, however, makes the unwanted changes. "Sergio" wrote: Yes it was. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Was the document originally created in WordPerfect? -- 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. "Sergio" wrote in message ... I have Word 2003. When I open an old document saved in Word 2002, symbols such as quotation marks, apostrophes, section, paragraph change automatically to other symbols making the document non-sensical. Is there any way to disable this feature? Any explanation why this happens and help is appreciated. Thanks. |
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symbols changing when opening Word 2002 doc with Word 2003
The symbols probably represent quotation marks, dashes, and the like from
the WP Typographic Symbols font, which is not installed on the computer on which you are using Word 2003. -- 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. "Sergio" wrote in message ... Yes the document was originally a wordperfect doc. It was converted to a Word doc. Word 2002 opens it without problems with symbols. Word 2003, however, makes the unwanted changes. "Sergio" wrote: Yes it was. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Was the document originally created in WordPerfect? -- 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. "Sergio" wrote in message ... I have Word 2003. When I open an old document saved in Word 2002, symbols such as quotation marks, apostrophes, section, paragraph change automatically to other symbols making the document non-sensical. Is there any way to disable this feature? Any explanation why this happens and help is appreciated. Thanks. |
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symbols changing when opening Word 2002 doc with Word 2003
Will installing the WP typgraphic symbols font on my new computer (with Word
2003) fix the problem? Is the font available on-line, if so where? Thanks so much for your help. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The symbols probably represent quotation marks, dashes, and the like from the WP Typographic Symbols font, which is not installed on the computer on which you are using Word 2003. -- 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. "Sergio" wrote in message ... Yes the document was originally a wordperfect doc. It was converted to a Word doc. Word 2002 opens it without problems with symbols. Word 2003, however, makes the unwanted changes. "Sergio" wrote: Yes it was. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Was the document originally created in WordPerfect? -- 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. "Sergio" wrote in message ... I have Word 2003. When I open an old document saved in Word 2002, symbols such as quotation marks, apostrophes, section, paragraph change automatically to other symbols making the document non-sensical. Is there any way to disable this feature? Any explanation why this happens and help is appreciated. Thanks. |
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symbols changing when opening Word 2002 doc with Word 2003
Here's a twist. Word 2003 opens the 2002 doc but says it contains an embedded
font. The opened document reflects the proper symbols. However, the doc cannot be edited or saved as another doc. When I cut and paste into a new document, the symbols come out wrong again. "Sergio" wrote: I have Word 2003. When I open an old document saved in Word 2002, symbols such as quotation marks, apostrophes, section, paragraph change automatically to other symbols making the document non-sensical. Is there any way to disable this feature? Any explanation why this happens and help is appreciated. Thanks. |
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symbols changing when opening Word 2002 doc with Word 2003
You'd be much better off just replacing the symbols. If you send the
document to someone who doesn't have the WordPerfect font, you'll be back to square one. -- 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. "Sergio" wrote in message ... Will installing the WP typgraphic symbols font on my new computer (with Word 2003) fix the problem? Is the font available on-line, if so where? Thanks so much for your help. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: The symbols probably represent quotation marks, dashes, and the like from the WP Typographic Symbols font, which is not installed on the computer on which you are using Word 2003. -- 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. "Sergio" wrote in message ... Yes the document was originally a wordperfect doc. It was converted to a Word doc. Word 2002 opens it without problems with symbols. Word 2003, however, makes the unwanted changes. "Sergio" wrote: Yes it was. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Was the document originally created in WordPerfect? -- 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. "Sergio" wrote in message ... I have Word 2003. When I open an old document saved in Word 2002, symbols such as quotation marks, apostrophes, section, paragraph change automatically to other symbols making the document non-sensical. Is there any way to disable this feature? Any explanation why this happens and help is appreciated. Thanks. |
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