Re: Underscore (_) will not always display in RTF files (Word 2002
- From: "Graham Mayor" <gmayor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 05:51:47 +0300
The ability to display fonts is determined by the current printer driver and
the font outlines available. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TextReflow.htm .
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David A Edge wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, which I appreciate.
>
> I have already got a copy of the converter you suggest, DOSWRD32.CNV,
> which I had rejected in favour of the RTF route. I find that both
> options have shortcomings in converting symbols; and though the first
> succeeds with the underscore, the converted page length does not
> match so nearly my accustomed page length - in Courier font - as does
> the RTF option. (Text requires a greater length of page than before,
> though the width is unaffected.)
>
> It seems my originally-stated problem (non-displaying underscore) may
> be a result of Courier incompatibility between Word for DOS and Word
> 2002. In Word 2002, I have now discovered that I can make the
> hitherto non-displayed underscores appear on screen by selecting a
> suitable block of text, including paragraph marks, and changing the
> font to Courier New (the only Courier option available). But this
> also has the effect of expanding that block of text height-wise - so
> I might as well have used DOSWRD32.CNV. (I would prefer to stick
> with Courier, at least initially. It seems odd that Word 2002 should
> be less efficient than Word for DOS in that respect.)
>
> I shall root around a bit more. But I would appreciate any additional
> informed comment.
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> The Word for DOS filter is linked from the downloads page of my web
>> site. I do not claim it will work any better, but it would save some
>> time and can be used with the batch conversion wizard.
>>
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>> David A Edge wrote:
>>> I use the underscore character (_) regularly. Just now, I am in the
>>> process of transferring from Word for DOS to Word 2002, converting
>>> my data files via RTF. I find that some RTF files opened in Word
>>> 2002 accept and display the underscore quite normally, but others
>>> refuse to do so (whether via the keyboard or as an inserted
>>> symbol). And yet the very same RTF files opened in Word for DOS
>>> all accept and display the underscore without any problem. What
>>> must I do to ensure that any RTF file (and any other file) opened
>>> in Word 2002 will accept and display the underscore?
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