ID: Q172498
The information in this article applies to:
The EditConversionOptions macro enables you to set text and graphic converter filter options from within Microsoft Word. Once the option is set by using this macro, the saving and/or opening of a foreign file format, such as a Text with Layout, in Microsoft Word will use a file called MSTXTCNV.INI in the Windows folder. The EditConversionOptions macro is found in a template that ships with Microsoft Word. For information about how to access this macro, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q105765
TITLE : Macros in the CONVERT, LAYOUT, TABLES, and MACRO60 Templates
ARTICLE-ID: Q116728
TITLE : Word for Windows 95: Files Installed During Setup
ARTICLE-ID: Q162490
TITLE : WD97: How to Access Sample Macros for Word 97
The following information describes the conversion filter's options found within the EditConversionOptions macro and gives a description of what each option does.
The macro EDITCONVERSIONOPTIONS is contained in the file called CONVERT.DOT.
CONVERSION SETTING EXPLANATION
- RFT-DCA
AbsLineSpacing=No Single line spacing differs in Word
and RFT-DCA formats. In RFT-DCA
format, single line spacing
specifies a line density of 6 lines
per inch. In Word, single line
spacing sets spacing to accommodate
the tallest character in each line.
Choose "Yes" to emulate RFT-DCA line
spacing as closely as possible by
converting to Exact line spacing in
Word. Leave setting as "No" to
convert line spacing as single.
StrikeThrough Type the character to be used to
emulate the strikethrough format of
Word when saving as RFT-DCA format.
Any ANSI character greater than 33
and less than 127 can be used. The
default setting is the ANSI hyphen
character.
Tab=DecimalTab Enter "CommaTab" to convert Word
decimal tabs to comma tabs when
saving as RFT-DCA format. Leave
setting as "DecimalTab" to convert
decimal tab to RFT-DCA decimal tabs.
TranslateBeta=German Enter "Greek" to translate the ANSI
Beta character to the Greek Beta
character when saving as RFT-DCA
format. Leave setting as "German" to
translate the Beta character to the
German ess-set character.
Variant=DW4Z Enter "5520" to write special RFT-DCA
constructs if you are saving to
RFT-DCA format for use in a 5520
environment. Leave as "DW4Z" if you
do not plan to use the RFT-DCA file
in a 5520 environment.
- Text with Layout
CharMaps=a,a Enter a Word character followed by a
comma and the character you want to
map this Word character to when
saving as Text with Layout. Multiple
mappings are separated by a
semicolon. For example, a, b, and c
can be mapped to A, B, and C by
specifying "a,A;b,B;c,C". The neutral
default setting of "a,a" is provided
as a syntax example.
Width=80 Enter a value between 1 and 80
characters to specify the absolute
maximum number of characters that can
appear on one line when saving as
Text with Layout. Specifying a lesser
value allows full lines to be
displayed on screens which display
fewer than 80 characters per line. If
the formatting in your Word document
allows fewer characters per line,
document formatting takes precedence
over this setting.
PointSize=24 Enter a point size to control the
number of characters that fit per
line. Specifying a value less than
12 allows more characters to fit on
each line, and can be used to prevent
premature line wrapping in a text
file.
- Word for MS-DOS 3.0-6.0
ConvertMerge=Yes Choose "No" to convert Word for
MS-DOS chevron characters (ASCII 174
and 175) as normal text. Leave
setting as "Yes" to recognize sets of
left and right chevron characters as
merge field delimiters and to convert
them to Word for Windows as mail
merge fields.
MWINI=No Enter the full path to the directory
location of the Word for MS-DOS
MW.INI initialization file to use the
variable settings contained in this
file (for example, default language,
tab-steps, and margins) for
conversion. This file is not required
for conversion. Leave setting as "No"
if you do not want to use this file
during conversion.
MirrorOriginal=No Choose "Yes" to optimize visual
fidelity at the possible expense of
editability when converting a Word
for MS-DOS document to Word for
Windows. Leave setting as "No" to
optimize conversion for editability.
NewSectForHdrFtr=Yes Word for MS-DOS allows definition of
headers and footers beginning on any
page in a section. Word for Windows
only allows definition of headers and
footers to begin on the first or
second page of a section. Choose "No"
to convert headers and footers as
normal text at the start of a
section. Leave setting as "Yes" to
insert continuous section breaks at
the locations where new headers and
footers are defined.
PCWordLayout=Yes Default line spacing and treatment of
superscript/subscript text relative
to line spacing in Word for Windows
differs from that applied in Word for
MS-DOS. Choose "No" to convert
document so that it reflects Word for
Windows look and feel as closely as
possible. Leave setting as "Yes" to
emulate the original Word for MS-DOS
line spacing layout as closely as
possible.
StyleDialog=Yes Choose "No" to retain all Word for
MS-DOS style information as direct
formatting when converting to Word
for Windows. Leave setting as "Yes"
to display a dialog box during
conversion that prompts for the
location of a style sheet when the
style sheet originally attached to
the Word for MS-DOS document cannot
be found.
TabsInHangInd=Yes Choose "No" to convert Word for
MS-DOS paragraphs with hanging
indents literally when converting to
Word for Windows. Leave setting as
"Yes" to modify tabs in hanging
indents to more accurately reflect
original Word for MS-DOS layout.
- Word for Macintosh 4.0-5.1
ConvertMerge=Yes Choose "No" to convert Word for
MS-DOS chevron characters (ASCII 174
and 175) as normal text. Leave
setting as "Yes" to recognize sets of
left and right chevron characters as
merge field delimiters and to convert
them to Word for Windows as mail
merge fields.
FontDialog=Yes Choose "No" to suppress display of a
dialog box prompting whether you want
to use custom font-mapping file when
saving from Word for Windows as Word
for the Macintosh 4.0 format. Leave
setting as "Yes" to allow the dialog
box to be displayed during
conversion.
RetainInclude=Yes Choose "No" to retain only results of
a Word for Windows INCLUDETEXT field
when saving as Word for the Macintosh
format. Leave setting as "Yes" to
convert the INCLUDETEXT field to an
equivalent Word for the Macintosh
<<INCLUDE>> instructions.
- Works for MS-DOS
ConvertMerge=Yes Choose "No" to convert Word for
MS-DOS chevron characters (ASCII 174
and 175) as normal text. Leave
setting as "Yes" to recognize sets of
left and right chevron characters as
merge field delimiters and to convert
them to Word for Windows as mail
merge fields.
- WordPerfect Graphics Filter
RetainBackground=0 Clearing the value removes the
background from WPG images. Setting
the value to "1" retains background
color. Removing the background color
often improves image clarity.
- WordPerfect 5.x
DisplayWPGDialog=No Clearing the value suppresses a
dialog box that shows the progress
of individual WPG graphics as they
are converted during document
conversion. Setting the value to
"Yes" displays this dialog box during
conversion of files containing WPG
graphics.
FavourAppearance=Yes Clearing the value allows small
formatting changes, such as
condensing fully justified text when
importing WordPerfect documents, to
mimic the original documents
appearance. Setting the value to "No"
suppresses the formatting changes.
The macro EDITCONVERSIONOPTIONS is contained in the file called CONVERT7.DOT.
All of the settings from Word 6.x apply, with one additional setting as follows:
CONVERSION SETTING EXPLANATION
- WordPerfect 6.x
DisplayWPGDialog=No Clearing the value suppresses a
dialog box that shows the progress
of individual WPG graphics as they
are converted during document
conversion. Setting the value to
"Yes" displays this dialog box during
conversion of files containing WPG
graphics.
The macro EDITCONVERSIONOPTIONS is contained in the file called CONVERT8.WIZ.
ShowOptionsDialog=No
FontMap=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared
ResourceDirectory=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared
LogFile=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
ShowMetafileBackgroundTransparent=No
SetMetafileBackgroundTransparent=No
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
ShowOptionsDialog=Yes
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
DefaultResolution=512x768
ColorDepth=24-Bit
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
ShowMetafileBackgroundTransparent=No
SetMetafileBackgroundTransparent=No
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
Note: The Text with Layout options are not available through this macro. Please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q172385
TITLE : WD97: Text With Layout Not Listed In
EditConversionOptions
ShowProgresDialog=Yes
ConvertMerge=Yes Choose "No" to convert Word for
MS-DOS chevron characters (ASCII 174
and 175) as normal text. Leave
setting as "Yes" to recognize sets of
left and right chevron characters as
merge field delimiters and to convert
them to Word for Windows as mail
merge fields.
FontDialog=Yes Choose "No" to suppress display of a
dialog box prompting whether you want
to use custom font-mapping file when
saving from Word for Windows as Word
for the Macintosh 4.0 format. Leave
setting as "Yes" to allow the dialog
box to be displayed during
conversion.
RetainInclude=Yes Choose "No" to retain only results of
a Word for Windows INCLUDETEXT field
when saving as Word for the Macintosh
format. Leave setting as "Yes" to
convert the INCLUDETEXT field to an
equivalent Word for the Macintosh
<<INCLUDE>> instructions.
FontDialog=Yes Choose "No" to suppress display of a
dialog box prompting whether you want
to use custom font-mapping file when
saving from Word for Windows as Word
for the Macintosh 4.0 format. Leave
setting as "Yes" to allow the dialog
box to be displayed during
conversion.
RetainInclude=Yes Choose "No" to retain only results of
a Word for Windows INCLUDETEXT field
when saving as Word for the Macintosh
format. Leave setting as "Yes" to
convert the INCLUDETEXT field to an
equivalent Word for the Macintosh
<<INCLUDE>> instructions.
FontDialog=Yes Choose "No" to suppress display of a
dialog box prompting whether you want
to use custom font-mapping file when
saving from Word for Windows as Word
for the Macintosh 4.0 format. Leave
setting as "Yes" to allow the dialog
box to be displayed during
conversion.
RetainInclude=Yes Choose "No" to retain only results of
a Word for Windows INCLUDETEXT field
when saving as Word for the Macintosh
format. Leave setting as "Yes" to
convert the INCLUDETEXT field to an
equivalent Word for the Macintosh
<<INCLUDE>> instructions.
DisplayWPGDialog=No Clearing the value suppresses a
dialog box that shows the progress
of individual WPG graphics as they
are converted during document
conversion. Setting the value to
"Yes" displays this dialog box during
conversion of files containing WPG
graphics.
FavourAppearance=Yes Clearing the value allows small
formatting changes, such as
condensing fully justified text when
importing WordPerfect documents, to
mimic the original documents
appearance. Setting this value to
"No" suppresses the formatting
changes.
FavourSequenceFields=Yes
DisplayWPGDialog=No Clearing the value suppresses a
dialog box that shows the progress
of individual WPG graphics as they
are converted during document
conversion. Setting the value to
"Yes" displays this dialog box during
conversion of files containing WPG
graphics.
RetainBackground=0 Clearing the value removes the
background from WPG images. Setting
the value to "1" retains background
color. Removing the background color
often improves image clarity.
Keywords : kbformat
Version : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfoLast Reviewed: February 12, 1999