WD97: Extended Characters Improperly Converted in ASCII RTF File (171071)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q171071 SYMPTOMS
If you create or edit RTF (Rich Text Format) code and specify the ASCII
character set, Microsoft Word 97 may incorrectly map the extended ASCII
characters to extended ANSI characters. This results in incorrect
characters appearing when you open the document in Word 97.
CAUSE
Word 97 ignores the RTF keyword \pc that is used to specify the ASCII
character set. Instead, Word uses the default ANSI character set.
Because ASCII and ANSI have different extended character sets, when Word
maps extended ASCII characters to their equivalent ANSI values, these are
different characters.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, install Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR-
1).
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for
Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 SR-1.
For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
172475 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1
MORE INFORMATION
When you create or edit RTF code, you can specify the character set the
file uses with the following keywords: \ansi, \mac, \pc, and \pca. Word 97
ignores the \pc keyword that specifies the ASCII character set, and instead
uses the default ANSI character set.
NOTE: Earlier versions of Word correctly interpreted the character set
keyword.
REFERENCES
For more information about codepages and international characters, please
see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
168063 WD97: LineDraw and Extended Characters May Map Incorrectly
159471 How to install the Far East support files to use in Word 97
For more information about international features, click the Office
Assistant, type "international features" (without the quotation marks),
click Search, and then click one of the topics.
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component
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