WD: The Purpose of the Select Method Check Box

ID: Q134207

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

When you insert a database in Word for Windows 95, one of the options in the File Open dialog box is Select Method. When you choose this option, Select Method brings up a dialog box with the available converters and allows you to select whether you want Word to use a converter, DDE, or ODBC when importing data. If this option is not selected, Word examines the data file's format and chooses the appropriate method on its own.

This option has the same function as the Confirm Conversions On Open option in the Tools Options dialog box, but it is independent of that setting.

MORE INFORMATION

To locate this option, click Database on the Insert menu, and then click Get Data. The Select Method option is located along the right edge of the dialog box.

KBCategory: KBSubcategory: Additional query words: 7.0 word95 word7 winword 7.0a word97

Keywords          : kbinterop
Version           : 7.0 7.0a 97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1998