Article: Q198294
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
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SYMPTOMS
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When you save a Word document as either Text with Layout or MS-DOS Text with
Layout, and the document contains a table that is formatted with tab stops, some
or all tabs that were in the table may be lost when the document is converted.
CAUSE
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When the Word for Windows document contains a table, the converter separates the
table columns by using a tab in the text file. The converter cannot handle a
right-aligned tab correctly. This tab is lost in the text file, and a space is
placed between the text instead of the tab. All other tabs are retained from the
table: table column separators, left-aligned, center-aligned, and
decimal-aligned.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : word97
Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version : WINDOWS:97
Issue type : kbbug
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