Editing a document created on a PC
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Avoiding problems when editing PC documentsBy now you have learned what is liable to cause problems
with your documents and what is not. The single most
important thing to remember when making changes to a
document in the Microsoft Word format is that any feature
of the original document that is not supported by the
Documents application is lost when you save the
document on your device. If you cannot see it on your
device, it is not saved.
For example, if the original document contained footers,
they are not displayed while you edit the document and
they will disappear permanently when you save the
document. This is why it is important to remember the
limitations of the Documents application and recognize
the fact that it should not be used for editing long and
complex documents.
Tip: It may be a good idea to save a copy of the
original document in the device’s internal
format and make your changes to that version.
This way, none of the data in the original file is
accidentally lost.
One last thing to keep in mind is the behaviour of tables.
When you save a document in the Microsoft Word 97
format on your device, any tables in it are converted into
bitmap images. This basically means that you need to
recreate the tables on a PC computer if you want to edit
their contents there.
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