Word 7.0 and Earlier: Internet Assistant for Download

ID: Q153860

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0 and 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows NT
• Microsoft Word 6.0.1 and 6.0.1a for the Macintosh
• Microsoft Word 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c for Windows

SUMMARY

Internet Assistant adds HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) authoring features to Microsoft Word versions 6.x and 7.x. After you install this add-in, you can save Word documents in HTML format, open and preview HTML documents, create a new HTML document using the HTML template Internet Assistant provides, and insert hyperlinks in your documents.

NOTE: Microsoft Word 97 for Windows and Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition have HTML authoring features built-in. So, if you have one of these versions of Word, you do not need to install Internet Assistant. If you have these programs installed, Internet Assistant Setup will return an error.

To install Internet Assistant, download the version of Internet Assistant designed for the version of Word you are using; the versions of Internet Assistant are described in the "Download Internet Assistant" section of this article. (For instructions on downloading these files, see the "Downloading Instructions" section of this article.)

With Internet Assistant 2.0 or later, you can:

• Insert background pictures by clicking the Background And Links command on the Format menu. If you want your background image to be a watermark image instead, click to select the Do Not Scroll The Background Picture option in the Background And Links dialog box.
• Insert background sounds by clicking the Background Sound command on the Format menu.

• Create forms in your HTML documents (to do this, click Form Field on the Insert menu).
• Quickly view or edit the HTML code in your document by clicking HTML Source on the View menu. Then, to return to Normal view, just click the Close button.

KNOWN ISSUES WITH INTERNET ASSISTANT

Can't Insert Images in a Word Document

This problem occurs when you have installed Microsoft Office 97 (or an Office 97 program, such as Microsoft Publisher 97), Microsoft Image Composer 1.x, or Picture It! 2.0, after you've installed the Internet Assistant 2.03z add-in for Word for Windows 95 (version 7.0 or 7.0a) or Word 6.0 for Windows NT. These newer Office programs install updated graphics filters for importing GIF and JPEG images. These filters are incompatible with Internet Assistant 2.03z and earlier. To insert images in your Word documents, install Internet Assistant 2.04z.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q158428
   TITLE     : IA: GP Fault Opening HTML File w/ Graphics After Installing
               Word

Can't Specify Characters Above U.S. ASCII 128 (non-English version of Word)

In HTML, you can represent characters as either octet (native) characters or as character entities. In Internet Assistant, you can choose the setting that matches the HTML standard you're using. To represent characters above ASCII 128 in an HTML document, follow these steps::

1. Open an HTML document based on the HTML.dot template.

2. On the Tools menu, click Macros.

3. Click the HTMLSetOutput macro, and then click Run.

4. Select the options you want, and then click OK.

DOWNLOAD INTERNET ASSISTANT

Word for Windows 95, version 7.0 and 7.0a

If you're using Word for Windows 95, version 7.0 or 7.0a, install Internet Assistant 2.04z (Wdia204z.exe). This file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Wdia204z.exe (size: 1365584 bytes) 

   Czech        French           Polish           Swedish
                Canadian
   Danish       German           Portuguese       Swiss German
                                 (Brazilian)
   Dutch        Greek            Portuguese       Turkish
   (Standard)                    (Standard)
   English      Hungarian        Russian
   Finnish      Italian          Slovenian
   French       Norwegian        Spanish
                (Bokmal)         (Traditional)

Word 6.0 for Windows NT

If you're using Word 6.0 for Windows NT, install Internet Assistant 2.04z (Wdia204z.exe). This file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Wdia204z.exe (size: 1365584 bytes) 

   Czech        French           Polish           Swedish
                Canadian
   Danish       German           Portuguese       Swiss German
                                 (Brazilian)
   Dutch        Greek            Portuguese       Turkish
   (Standard)                    (Standard)
   English      Hungarian        Russian
   Finnish      Italian          Slovenian
   French       Norwegian        Spanish
                (Bokmal)         (Traditional)

Word 6.0.1 and 6.0.1a for the Macintosh

If you're using Word 6.0 or 6.0.1a for the Macintosh, install Internet Assistant 2.0 (Macia20z.hqx). Internet Assistant 2.0 supports these language versions of Word 6.0.1 and 6.0.1a for the Macintosh: English, French, German, and Italian.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Macia20z.hqx (size: 1483640 bytes) 

Word 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c for Windows

If you're using Word 6.0, 6.0a, or 6.0c for Windows, install Internet Assistant 1.0z (Wordia.exe). Wordia.exe is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Wordia.exe (size: 1115872 bytes) 

DOWNLOADING INSTRUCTIONS

For information about downloading files, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE ID: Q119591
   TITLE: How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

   ARTICLE ID: Q141862
   TITLE: How to Decode .hqx Files Downloaded from Online Services

Keywords          : kbtool iaword 
Version           : WINDOWS: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 97; MACINTOSH: 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999