WD6X: Mac Word File Doesn't Appear in QuarkXPress Get Text List

ID: Q137519

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you try to open a Word for the Macintosh document in QuarkXPress 3.x for the Macintosh, the file does not appear in the Get Text dialog box.

CAUSE

The file does not appear because you don't have the correct QuarkXPress filter installed to recognize the Word 6.x or Word 98 file format.

WORKAROUND

In Word 6.x, save the document in Word 4.x for the Macintosh format. Note that while saving the document in Word 5.x format allows QuarkXPress to recognize the file, the font applied to the text of the document may change to an unknown font, and a warning message may appear.

To save a document in Word 4.0 format from Word 6.x for the Macintosh, use these steps:

1. On the File menu, click Save As.

2. Change the name of the document, if desired.

3. In the Save File As Type list, select Word 4.0 for the Macintosh.

4. Click Save.

MORE INFORMATION

There is currently no filter available to open Word 98 documents in QuarkXPress. You should contact Quark for additional information.

To open Word 6.x documents directly in QuarkXPress, you must obtain the QuarkXPress filter that recognizes and opens Word 6.x files. The current MS-Word filter is version 3.1, which allows you to import files into QuarkXPress from Microsoft Word 3.x to 6.x for Macintosh and Power Macintosh, and Microsoft Word 2.x to 6.x for Windows.

For additional information, visit the Quark technical support web site at the following Internet address:

   http://www.quark.com/ts001.htm

or contact Quark via the following methods:

E-mail : mactech@quark.com Phone : (303) 894-8899 Fax : (303) 894-3398

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty macword word6 kbFont 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: March 26, 1998