WD: WordPerfect Page Number Moves After Conversion

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you open a WordPerfect document that is formatted with odd page numbers on the right and even page numbers on the left, into Word 7.0 or Word 97, the odd page numbers appear on the left and the even page numbers appear on the right (the opposite of what they were in WordPerfect).

WORKAROUND

To change the position of the page number in the converted document, follow these steps:

1. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.

2. In the Position drop-down list, click either "Top of Page (Header)" or "Bottom of page (Footer)," depending on whether the page numbers are in the header or footer.

3. In the Alignment drop-down list, select the alignment you want, and then click OK.

   NOTE: Odd pages generally appear on the right side of a book, while odd pages generally appear on the left. If you select 'Inside,' from the Alignment drop-down list, the odd page numbers will appear on the left side of the page and the even page numbers will appear on the right side of the page. If you select 'Outside,' the opposite will be true.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

WordPerfect ignores the rule for placing odd page numbers on the left and even page numbers on the right. Word always places even and odd page numbers in these positions.

REFERENCES

For more information on converting WordPerfect files, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

     ARTICLE-ID: Q157089
     TITLE     : Limitations of Converting from WordPerfect 6.x to Word 97     

     ARTICLE-ID: Q130199
     TITLE     : WordPerfect 6.0 Import Converter Limitations for Word 6.x/7.0