Document Formatting Not Preserved During Conversion

 Last reviewed: April 14, 1997
Article ID: Q161693
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Pocket Word version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When you copy a Microsoft Word document from your desktop computer to your Handheld PC (H/PC) and then open the document using Pocket Word, complex tabs, section headings, and some numbered lists do not retain their settings.

CAUSE

By default, the file conversion properties for the Desktop To H/PC converter are set to convert Microsoft Word documents (.doc files) to Pocket Word documents (.pwd files.) The conversion process does not properly preserve some formatting.

RESOLUTION

To preserve numbered lists and section headings, save the .doc file as a Rich Text Format (.rtf) file on your desktop computer, and then copy the .rtf file to your H/PC. You must manually re-create other formatting that is not preserved.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: hand held
Keywords : handheld kbenv pocketword wince kbenv
Version : 1.00
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 14, 1997
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