WD2002: Error Message When You Try to Apply Border Style in Document Saved as Word 6.0/95 (273901)

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word 2002, when you try to apply some of the dashed or double-lined border styles to a paragraph in a document that is saved in Word 6.0/95 format, you receive the following error message:

This feature is disabled because it is not compatible with Microsoft Word 6.0/95.

NOTE: This problem does not occur when you first open a Word document that was created in Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows or Microsoft Word for Windows 95. However, if you open that Word 6.0 or Word 95 document in Word 2002, save it in a Word 6.0 or Word 95 format, and then try to apply the border, this problem occurs.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Turn Off the "Disable Features Introduced After: Word 6.0/95" Option

On the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Save tab.
Clear the Disable Features Introduced after: Word 6.0/95 check box, and then click OK.

Method 2: Apply the Double-Line Border Before You Save As Word 6.0/95

Apply the double-line border before you save your Word document in Word 6.0/95 format in Word 2002. To do this, follow these steps:

Select the paragraph on which you want to apply the border.
On the Format menu, click Borders and Shading.
Click the Borders tab. In the Style list, click the border that you want.
In the Apply to list, select Paragraph, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Save As.
In the Save As dialog box, change the Save as type box to Word 6.0/95. In the File name box, type a name for your Word document, and then click Save.

Method 3: Create a Macro to Apply the Double-Line Border

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The following sample macro places a double-line border around the selected paragraph in your Word 6.0/95 document:

Sub DoubleBorder()

    With Selection.ParagraphFormat

        With .Borders(wdBorderLeft)
            .LineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble
        End With

        With .Borders(wdBorderRight)
            .LineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble
        End With

        With .Borders(wdBorderTop)
            .LineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble
        End With

        With .Borders(wdBorderBottom)
            .LineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble
        End With

     End With

End Sub