WD2000: How to Convert Between Ami Pro 2.x/3.x for Windows and Microsoft Word

ID: Q208863

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

This article describes how to convert documents between Ami Pro for Windows versions 2.x and 3.x and Microsoft Word.

An Ami Pro converter is not supplied with Word. However, supplemental 16-bit and 32-bit Ami Pro 3.x for Windows converters are available. These converters allow Word to read and write Ami Pro 3.0, 3.01, and 3.1 formats.

For additional information about how you can obtain the supplemental text converters, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212265 WD2000: Additional Text Converters Available in Converter Pack

MORE INFORMATION

Converting Ami Pro 3.x to and from Microsoft Word

Ami Pro 3.1 for Windows includes a Word 6.0 for Windows converter that can be used to open and save Word 6.0 documents. However, Ami Pro versions 3.0 and 3.01 do not.

Ami Pro versions 3.0, 3.01, and 3.1 for Windows, Ami Pro 3.0 for OS/2, and Ami Pro 3.0 for UNIX support the import and export of the following formats:

Word for Windows 2.0

Word for MS-DOS 5.x

Rich Text Format (RTF)

Each of these formats can be written and read by the Word products in the Windows platforms mentioned at the beginning of this article.

To save an Ami Pro 3.0 or 3.01 file as one of these formats:

On the File menu, click Save As.

In the List Files Of Type list, select Microsoft Word, Word for Windows 2.0, or Rich Text Format.

NOTE: Word for Windows 2.0 is the most appropriate format option for conversion to Word 2.x or Word 6.0 for Windows.

Enter a path and file name, and then click OK.

To open a Word document in Ami Pro 3.x:

Save your Word document as Word for Windows 2.0, Word for MS-DOS 5.x, or RTF format.

NOTE: Word for Windows 2.0 is the most appropriate format option for conversion from Word 2.x or 6.0 for Windows. However, Ami Pro may fail to recognize a document that has been saved from Word 6.x or 7.0 in Word 2.0 format. If so, use Word for MS-DOS or RTF format as an alternative interim format.

In Ami Pro, click Open on the File menu.

In the File Type list, click Microsoft Word, Word for Windows, or Rich Text Format.

Specify the path and name of the file that you want to convert, and then click OK.

Converting Ami Pro 2.x to and from Microsoft Word

Ami Pro versions 2.x for Windows support the import and export of Word 1.0 for Windows, Word for MS-DOS 5.x, and Rich Text Format (RTF) formats.

NOTE: Word 2000 does not support export to Word for Windows 1.0 format. You should use either Word for MS-DOS 5.x or RTF format as an alternative.

To Save an Ami Pro 2.x file in another format:

On the Ami Pro File menu, click Save As.

In the File Type list, click Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format.

Enter a path and file name, and then click OK.

To open a Word file into Ami Pro 2.x:

Save your Word document as Word for Windows 1.0, Word for MS-DOS 5.x, or RTF format.

NOTE: Word does not support export to Word for Windows 1.0 format. If you are using Microsoft Word, you should use either Word for MS-DOS 5.x or RTF format as an alternative.

In Ami Pro, click Open on the File menu.

In the File Type list, click Microsoft Word, Word for Windows, or Rich Text Format.

Specify the path and name of the file that you want to convert, and then click OK.

Third-party Conversion Solutions

A number of conversion products and conversion bureaus support conversion between Ami Pro formats, Word formats, and other formats that Word can both read and write. For more information about these options, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q174813 WD: Third-Party Conversion Solutions

In the File Type or List Files Of Type list in each version of Ami Pro, the Microsoft Word option stands for Word for MS-DOS file format, not Word for Windows format.

If the file type you want (for example, Word for Windows 2.0) doesn't appear on the list, that converter is not installed. If you do not have the appropriate converter or if you need help installing it, contact Lotus Word Processing Division Customer Support.

You must select the appropriate file format from the Ami Pro 2.xFile Type or Ami Pro 3.xSelect File of Type list before specifying the file name of a document you want to import. If you do not, Ami Pro assumes you want to open a native Ami Pro .SAM document, returns an error message, and fails to convert your Word or RTF document.

According to Lotus Customer Support, an update of the Word for Windows 2.0 converter that also ships with Ami Pro version 3.1 is now available for all Ami Pro 3.x users in the Lotus forum on CompuServe. To access the converter and associated Readme file providing update notes and installation instructions, do the following:

At the CompuServe ! prompt, type GO LOTUS.

Download files Filt31.exe and Ap9608.txt from Ami Pro Technotes Library #3.

Ami Pro may import or export one format more accurately than another. You may want to experiment with the various interchange formats referenced above to determine which format provides the best conversion fidelity for the document formatting elements most important to you.

According to the Ami Pro 3.0 user's guide, the following are attributes of the Word for Windows 2.0, Word for MS-DOS, and RTF Import and Export Filters. These attributes may change as Lotus updates these converters.


                     Word for Windows   Word for MS-DOS   Rich Text Format
 Format              Import   Export    Import   Export   Import    Export
 ------              ------   ------    ------   ------   ------    ------

 ALIGNMENT:

   Center             Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Justify            Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Left               Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Right              Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes

 CAPITALIZATION:

   Initial Caps       No       Yes       No       No       No        No
   Lowercase          No       Yes       No       No       No        No
   Small Caps         Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Uppercase          Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes


 DATE:                Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes


 FONTS:               Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes

 FOOTNOTES:

   Footnote Options   No       No        No       No       No        No
   Footnote Text      Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes


 FRAMES (Text):       No       No        No       No       No        No


 GRAPHICS:            Yes      No        Yes      No       Yes       No

 HEADER/FOOTER:

   Floating           No       Yes       Yes      No       Yes       Yes
   Initial            Yes      Yes       No       Yes      Yes       Yes
   Others             Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      No        No


 INDENTATION:         Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes


 LINE SPACING:        Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes

 PAGE FORMAT:

   Page Breaks        Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Column Breaks      Yes      Yes        No       No      Yes       Yes
   Page Layouts       Yes      Yes        No       No      Yes       Yes
   Tab Rulers         Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Tabs               Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes

 PAGE NUMBERING:

   Basic              Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Full               No       No        Yes      No       Yes       Yes

 SPECIAL CHARACTERS:

   Bullets in Text    No       No        No       No       No        No
   Int'l Characters   Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Nonbreaking
   Space              Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes


 STYLES:              Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes

 TABLES:

   Cell Attributes    No       No        No       No       Yes       No
   Column Width       No       Yes       No       No       Yes       Yes
   Row Height         No       No        No       No       No        No
   Table Attributes   No       No        No       No       Yes       No
   Table Creation     No       No        No       No       Yes       Yes
   Table Text         No       Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes

 TEXT ATTRIBUTES:

   Bold               Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Double Underline   Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Italic             Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Overstrike         Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Protected           No       No       Yes      Yes       No        No
   Strikethrough      Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Super/Subscript    Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Underline          Yes      Yes       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes
   Word Underline      No       No       Yes      Yes      Yes       Yes

For additional information about converting from Lotus Word Pro to Word, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q200464 WD2000: How to Convert Between Lotus Word Pro 96 and Word

Support for Ami Pro and Word Pro and their import/export file conversion filters is the sole responsibility of Lotus Corporation. For information about how to contact Lotus Corporation, please query in the Knowledge Base for one or more of the following articles:

Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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Version           : WINDOWS:2000
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Last Reviewed: August 9, 1999