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Q173621: WD97: Attached Template Changes to Normal After Saving Document

Article: Q173621
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtemplate winword word97
Last Modified: 24-MAY-2002

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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 document in a file format other than "Word Document (*.doc),"
the document may lose its association with the template it was created from.
When you reopen the document, it may be attached to the global template
(Normal.dot).

NOTE: This problem occurs with documents that are created from any template other
than Normal.dot.

CAUSE
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When you save your document in a different format, for example "Text Only
(*.txt)," the document is saved as text, but this format is still based on the
Word 97 template (Normal.dot).

MORE INFORMATION
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The following table lists whether the attached template for your document stays
the same or is changed to Normal.dot when you reopen your document, after you
save it in a different format.

  Save as type                                      Attached template
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  Word Document (*.doc)                             Same
  Text Only (*.txt)                                 Normal.dot
  Text Only with Line Breaks (*.txt)                Normal.dot
  MS-DOS Text (*.txt)                               Normal.dot
  MS-DOS Text with Line Breaks (*.txt)              Normal.dot
  Rich Text Format (*.rtf)                          Same
  Unicode Text (*.txt)                              Normal.dot
  MS-DOS Text with Layout (*.asc)                   Normal.dot
  Text with Layout (*.ans)                          Normal.dot
  Windows Write (*.wri)                             Normal.dot
  Windows Write (*.wri)                             Normal.dot
  Word 3.x-5.x for MS-DOS (*.doc)                   Normal.dot
  Word 6.0 for MS-DOS (*.doc)                       Normal.dot
  RFT-DCA (*.rft)                                   Normal.dot
  WordStar 7.0 (*.ws7)                              Normal.dot
  WordStar 4.0 (*.ws4)                              Normal.dot
  Ami Pro 3.0 (*.sam)                               Normal.dot
  Word 2.x for Windows (*.doc)                      Same
  Word 4.0 for Macintosh (*.mcw)                    Normal.dot
  Word 5.0 for Macintosh (*.mcw)                    Normal.dot
  Word 5.1 for Macintosh (*.mcw)                    Normal.dot
  Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) (See Note 1 below)            Same
  Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) (See Note 2 below)            Normal.dot
  WordPerfect 5.0 (*.doc)                           Normal.dot
  WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (*.doc)                   Normal.dot
  WordPerfect 5.x for Windows (*.doc)               Normal.dot
  WordPerfect 5.1 or 5.2 Secondary File (*.doc)     Normal.dot
  WordPerfect 5.0 Secondary File (*.doc)            Normal.dot
  Works 3.0 for Windows (*.wps)                     Normal.dot
  Works 4.0 for Windows (*.wps)                     Normal.dot
  HTML Document (*.html; *.htm; *.htx)              Same


Note 1: This "Word 6.0/95 (*.doc)" converter was shipped with the initial release
of Word 97. This is not the converter that shipped With Microsoft Word 97
Service Release 1 (SR-1). This converter actually saves your document in Rich
Text Format (RTF), but with the *.doc file name extension.

Note 2: This "Word 6.0/95 (*.doc)" converter shipped with Microsoft Word 97 SR-1.
This converter saves your document in the native (binary) Word 6.0/95 format,
which is different than the format Word 97 uses.

For information about how to obtain the converter mentioned above, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q183070 WD: Embedded OLE Objects Are Changed to Pictures After Save As


  Q212265 WD: Additional Text Converters and Image Filters Available in
  Microsoft Office Converter Pack

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the
beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97
Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00 Loses Retain Hotfix Lost Revert 6/95

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Keywords          : kbtemplate winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbbug

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