ID: Q184329
The information in this article applies to:
In order to open a Word 97 for Windows or a Word 98 Macintosh Edition document in Word 6.0 for the Macintosh, you must use the Word 97-98 import converter. This converter works with Word 6.0 for the Macintosh, allowing it to read the newer Word 97 file format.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q184128
TITLE : WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-98 Converter
The following table lists the files that are installed by the Word 97-98 import converter (Word 97-98 Converter Installer). These files are installed by default to the Macintosh HD:Microsoft Word folder:
File Name Size (bytes) File Date
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68K JPEG Import 185,335 12/23/1997
68K Metafile Import 244,047 01/04/1998
68K PNG Import 160,981 12/23/1997
Batch Converter 107,842 12/18/1997
Word 97-98 Import 503,579 01/17/1998
Word 97-98 Import Read Me 7,661 11/06/1997
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: 184401
TITLE : WD98: How to Open Documents into an Earlier Version of Word
Additional query words: convert conversion
Keywords : kbinterop kbdta kbconversion macword
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform : MACINTOSH
Hardware : MAC
Issue type : kbinfo
Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999