Title: Lost formatting headache
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Lost formatting headache

 *  [pierrodelon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pierrodelon/)
 * (@pierrodelon)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-formatting-headache/)
 * So I’ve read about the change regarding MS Word files imported (or not) but I
   have a further problem.
 * The files from Word seem to come in OK the first time, and they save and show
   as formatted.
 * However, if you try to edit them even ONCE, then all formatting is lost and all
   text runs together. You lose even line breaks, returns, all text formatting, 
   etc. It is a nightmare.
 * I run a magazine and routinely bring in 1000-4000 word files. After they are 
   published I often have to make small changes when authors chg mind, or find typo,
   or whatever.
 * I cannot do this in WordPress editor because I lose all formatting as above.
 * Please help.

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 *  [kjodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjodle/)
 * (@kjodle)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-formatting-headache/#post-5056699)
 * Try disabling all your plugins to see if issue is resolved.
 * Again, MS Word is for print, not web publishing. If you can’t fix this, you’ll
   need to make changes in the original word file, delete the entire contents of
   the post, and then copy and paste from word.
 *  Thread Starter [pierrodelon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pierrodelon/)
 * (@pierrodelon)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-formatting-headache/#post-5056716)
 * Thanks. Will try disabling all plugins.
 * However, since WordPress formerly maintained all formatting once a file was imported
   and saved, that is, no matter how many times one re-edited the file, this seems
   to be a clear WP flaw making the program much less useful than previously. Note
   also that the WordPress.com forums are filled with similar reports of this kind
   of error since the March (I think) update.
 * Also note that I have tried importing in DOCX, DOC, RTF, PDF formats and all 
   of these have the same issue.The file will come into WP fine and save fine, just
   so long as you don’t re-enter the edit mode in WP. If you do re-enter the edit
   mode, all formatting is lost.
 * I have NOT tried plain text because I assume plain text limits formatting (ital,
   bold, em space, etc) and thus would not be useful for any complex text.
 * Pier
 *  Thread Starter [pierrodelon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pierrodelon/)
 * (@pierrodelon)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-formatting-headache/#post-5056825)
 * Disabling plugins has no effect on the problem.
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-formatting-headache/#post-5056827)
 * I deleted your duplicate topic: please do not post the same problem multiple 
   times.
 * Repeating my reply from that other topic.
 * I use that feature in WordPress 3.9.1 every week. This week twice and it works.
   Which doesn’t help you but you will need to troubleshoot. 😉
 * Have you tried deactivating all of your plugins, **switch to the Twenty Fourteen
   theme**, clear your cache and cookies and tried again? Can you provide a link
   to your site?
 *  Thread Starter [pierrodelon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pierrodelon/)
 * (@pierrodelon)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-formatting-headache/#post-5056850)
 * I’m sorry about the 2nd thread, but this one was marked CLOSED, so I rephrased
   and started new one. I have deactivated all plugins and changed to 2014 theme(
   and others) and have had same problem.
 * I don’t run a WP cache (maybe I should?).
 * Today I reinstalled 3.9.1 and I do not seem to have the problem, but haven’t 
   had a chance to mess with enough to be sure.
 * Site is: [http://newworldwriting.net](http://newworldwriting.net)
 * Thanks for your help with this issue.
 * pr

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 * Last reply from: [pierrodelon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pierrodelon/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lost-formatting-headache/#post-5056850)
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