OL97: Text Attachment Sent from Macintosh Loses Paragraph Marks (184374)
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This article was previously published under Q184374 SYMPTOMS
When you receive a text file attachment from a Macintosh computer running
an Internet mail client, the text of the attachment seems to be one
continuous stream with no paragraph breaks, when opened in Microsoft
Notepad. Additionally, little squares appear where the paragraph breaks
should be.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the Macintosh formats line breaks with a
carriage return (CR) character when the RETURN key is pressed. Conversely,
a Windows-based computer formats line breaks with a carriage return/line
feed character (CR/LF) when the ENTER key is pressed.
RESOLUTION
Open the text file in Microsoft Word. Word recognizes the Macintosh CR
character, due to the its cross platform capabilities. Text will be
displayed with line breaks in the appropriate places.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/26/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB184374 |
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