Conversion of Bullets and Numbering

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q107713
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY

Word 6.0 for Windows implements Bullets And Numbering as paragraph formatting. This is different than the symbol character implementation in earlier versions of Word. Since Bullets And Numbering are considered paragraph formatting, they will not be translated in documents converted using the Text Only converter. The following table outlines the affect of different conversions on Bullets And Numbering for Word 2.x and 6.0.

For additional information on conversions, see CONVINFO.DOC, which ships with Word 2.x or README.DOC, which ships with Word 6.0 for Windows.

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Version  Converter              Result
-------  ---------              ------

2.x      Text Only              Numeric text characters are used for
         DOS Text Only          numbering. Bullet characters are replaced
                                by Insert Symbol field code information
                                regardless of whether field codes are
                                displayed before conversion. Formatting
                                is applied to both numbered and bulleted
                                list items using tabs and spaces for
                                indentation.

6.0      Text Only              No conversion of bullets or numbering.
         DOS Text Only          All formatting applied with insertion
                                of bullets or numbering is removed.
                                Attempting to save a file in Text Only
                                or DOS Text Only will give the warning
                                message:

                                   This document contains formatting
                                   that cannot be saved in text format.
                                   Do you want to save changes to
                                   <<filename>>?

                                Choosing OK to save the document in
                                one of these two formats will yield
                                the results above.

2.x      Text w/Line Breaks     Numeric text characters are used for
         DOS Text w/Line Brks   numbering. Bullet characters are retained
         DOS Word               without field codes although some mapping
         RTF-DCA                may occur depending on the symbol and font
                                originally chosen. Formatting is applied to
                                both numbered and bulleted list items using
                                tabs and spaces for indentation.

6.0      Text w/Line Breaks     Numeric text characters are used for
         DOS Text w/Line Brks   numbering. Bullet characters are retained
         DOS Word 3-6           without field codes although some mapping
         RTF-DCA                may occur depending on the symbol and font
                                originally chosen. Formatting is applied to
                                both numbered and bulleted list items using
                                tabs and spaces for indentation.

2.x      Text w/Layout          Numeric text characters are used for
         DOS Text w/Layout      numbering but no additional formatting is
                                maintained. List text directly follows
                                numbers without separating spaces or tabs.
                                Bullet characters are omitted but
                                indentation formatting associated with
                                bulleted lists remains.

6.0      Text w/Layout          Numeric text characters are used for
         DOS Text w/Layout      numbering. Bullet characters are retained
                                without field codes although some mapping
                                may occur depending on the symbol and font
                                originally chosen. Formatting is applied to
                                both numbered and bulleted list items using
                                tabs and spaces for indentation.

2.x      RTF                    All bullets and numbers convert as
                                originally specified and formatted.

6.0      RTF                    All bullets and numbers convert as
                                originally specified and formatted.

2.x      Mac Word 4.0, 5.0      Numeric text characters are used for
                                numbering. Bullet characters are retained
                                without field codes although some mapping
                                may occur depending on the symbol and font
                                originally chosen and font mapping file
                                defined. Formatting is applied to both
                                numbered and bulleted list items using tabs
                                and spaces for indentation.

6.0      Mac Word 4.0, 5.0,     Numeric text characters are used for
                  5.1           numbering. Bullet characters are retained
                                without field codes although some mapping
                                may occur depending on the symbol and
                                font originally chosen
                                and font mapping file defined.
                                Formatting is applied to both numbered
                                and bulleted list items using tabs and
                                spaces for indentation.

2.x      WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1   Numeric text characters are used for
                                numbering. Bullet characters are retained
                                without field codes although some mapping
                                may occur depending on the symbol and font
                                originally chosen. Formatting is applied to
                                both numbered and bulleted list items using
                                tabs and spaces for indentation.

6.0      WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1,  Numeric text characters are used for
                     5.x (Win)  numbering. Bullet characters are retained
                                without field codes although some mapping
                                may occur depending on the symbol and
                                font originally chosen. Indentation and
                                other formatting may be significantly
                                different than originally defined.

2.0      Write                  Numeric text characters are used for
                                numbering. Formatting is applied to
                                numbered list items using tabs and spaces
                                for indentation. Bullet characters are not
                                converted.

6.0      Write                  Numeric text characters are used for
                                numbering. Bullets are retained without
                                field codes and are exactly matched
                                with original symbol provided the same
                                font is available. Formatting is
                                applied to both numbered and bulleted
                                list items using tabs and spaces for
                                indentation.

6.0      Word for Win 2.0       Bullets And Numbering appear in Word for
                                Windows 2.0 as if they were created in that
                                version, including field codes and
                                formatting. Bullet symbols are exactly
                                matched, provided the same font is
                                available.


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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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