Word 98-Word 2000 error

[Chuck]

Transfered Word 98 files to new computer using Win XP and
Word 2000. When I go into Word 2000 and My Documents to
open I get wrong type size, displaced margins and random
formatting info at the bottom of the document (Normal,
Heading 1, Heading 2, Default Paragraph Font, Root Entry,
etc, etc). When I edit to correct and hit Save, I'm asked
if I want to save in a Word format. I say "Yes", close,
reopen the file and the errors are still there.
However, if I reach the same file by going directly to My
Documents on the desktop, the file appears correctly, just
as it was on the old Win 98.
Help?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Your mistake is in saving as a Word document the file you've opened as text
(using the Recover Text from Any File setting in File Open). See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/RecoverText.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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[Chuck]

Suzanne...Perfect solution. Many thanks.

-----Original Message-----
Your mistake is in saving as a Word document the file you've opened as text
(using the Recover Text from Any File setting in File Open). See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/RecoverText.htm

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



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