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Q186763: WD97: Undesired Characters When You Open HTML Document in Word

Article: Q186763
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbconversion word97 kbwdinternet
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 open an HTML file in Microsoft Word 97, Word displays undesired marks
throughout the document.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs if an HTML tag contains a punctuation mark, such as a colon.
The Word 97 HTML converter interprets a punctuation mark as illegal HTML
information and uses an undesired character in place of the punctuation mark.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft 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: Word 8

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Keywords          : kbdta kbconversion word97 kbwdinternet 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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