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Q162437: WD97: File Saved in RTF Has Extra Language Property

Article: Q162437
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
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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If you save a document in Rich Text Format (RTF) and then reopen it, the Normal
style will have an extra language property associated with it. To see this extra
language property, select some text formatted with the Normal style, click Style
on the Format menu, and look in the Description section of the Style dialog
box.

In general, the Normal style is associated with the English (United States)
language property. However, when you save a document in RTF format and then
re-open the document in Word 97, the Language property for the Normal style will
be changed to (FE) English (United States) and (Other) English (United States).

NOTE: This behavior is different from earlier versions of Word. Note also that
this problem does not occur if you create a custom style with a language
property and then save the file in RTF.

CAUSE
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Word 97 stores multiple language tags for the Normal style. Saving a file to RTF
exposes these settings, and they become visible when you reopen the document and
view the language settings of the Normal style.


MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information about Word 97 and multilingual support, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q157478 What's new in Word 97

Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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