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Subject:Re: Word Problems From:Barry House <bhouse -at- CREATIVE-HOUSE -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 29 Jan 1998 15:42:36 -0600
Dianna Massey wrote:
>
>I am working working with Word documents that were converted from the
>Macintosh to PC. I am having a miserable time with the headers and
>footers. Wanted to find out if others of you are having similar problems.
>
>When I edit the header or footer, although it looks fine, one of two things
>happens when I close the header/footer view or sometimes when I save and
>exit the document and reopen it:
>
>1. Characters disappear, or
>2. Strange characters show up in the middle of words or before page numbers.
>
>I can go back into the header or footer and edit them. Sometimes the edit
>works, sometimes the pesky additions or deletions recur.
>
I haven't had exactly that problem, but I've had weird problems on the Mac
side when I've worked with converted files. One fix that has worked for me
is to disallow fast saves. In Word 97, select Options from the Tools menu.
Then click on the Save tab in the dialog box and uncheck the "Allow fast
saves" box.
Barry House
The Creative House--Helping Businesses Communicate
P.O. Box 523
Pittsfield, IL 62363
217-285-2900
217-285-2950 Fax http://www.creative-house.com
