Unable to create new topics in RH 9 Word

Since the switch from RH 5X to RH 9, new topics are not publishing.  Typically the title would always be preceded by charachters, ex. "*

# $ K > @ Pacer Contacts," however, now when new topics are created the title formats differently, ex. "*loc_cnt #Test $Test +CONTACTS:0 KTest @Status|0|||0||Testing 123|||| Test."  Also, when I look at the properties of the new page, the Topic Title & the Topic ID are blank.