WD98: Supported Non-Word File FormatsID: q179607
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Microsoft Word 98 supports conversion to and from a number of non-Word file formats. Word interprets some non-Word formats using built-in converters, and other formats through the use of external converter files.
Microsoft Word 98 can import the following text formats without a converter:
Format File Requires Value Comments
the Pack
Microsoft
Conversion
Library
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File Recovery Recover Text Yes No Attempts to recover
Converter text from corrupted
Microsoft Word
documents.
Hypertext Markup HTML Converter Yes No Supports all HTML
Language (HTML) level 2.0 extensions
and some HTML Level
3.0 extensions
supported by
Microsoft Internet
Explorer and Netscape
Navigator. Used for
Export and Import.
Excel 2.x-95, 98 Microsoft Excel Yes No Supports only
2.x-8.0 importing.
Word 6.0-95 Word 6.0/95 Yes No Used by PowerPoint.
Import Word only uses this
converter to read J
Word files.
Word 6.0-95 Word 6.0/95 No No Required only for
Export export.
Word 97-98 Word 97-98 Yes No Required for Word 97
Import for Windows, Word 98
Macintosh Edition
files by PowerPoint
98.
NOTE: This is not the
same converter
supplied with the
value pack. It is
only used by
PowerPoint.
Microsoft Word Word 4.x-5.x Yes No Required only for
for the Macintosh 4.0-5.1 export by
Word. PowerPoint uses
it for importing.
Format File Comments
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Microsoft FoxPro FoxPro-dBase Supports only importing
2.x, Borland dBase
III, III+, IV
Microsoft Word 2.0 Word 2.x for Required only for export by Word.
for Windows Windows PowerPoint uses this for import.
Microsoft Word 1.0 Word 1.x for Required only for export by Word.
for Windows Windows PowerPoint uses this for import.
Microsoft Word 3.0 Microsoft Word 3.x Required only for export by Word.
for the Macintosh for the Macintosh PowerPoint uses this for import.
Word 3.x-6.0 Word 3.x-6.0 for Required only for export by Word.
for MS-DOS MS-DOS PowerPoint uses this for import.
WordPerfect 5.x WordPerfect 5.x Used by Word and PowerPoint for
for Windows import. Word also uses this for
and DOS export. Includes the file
WordPerfect Graphics which must
reside in the Text Converters
folder.
Works 2.x-3.x Words 2.x-3.x for Used by Word and PowerPoint for
for the Macintosh import. Word also uses this for
Macintosh export.
Microsoft Works Works 4.0 for the Required for import. Also 4.x
for the Macintosh (Mac) requires the Microsoft Conversion
Macintosh Library.
Text with Layout Text with Layout Preserves page layout but not
text formatting.
NOTE: The Value Pack also includes the file "Word 97-98 Converter
Installer." This enables Word 5.x and 6.x to open Word 97 for Windows and
Word 98 for Macintosh files. The file installs the converter "Word 97-98
Import" and three filters: 68K JPEG Import, 68K Metafile Import, 68K PNG
Import.
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Microsoft Office 98:Shared Applications:Text Converters
Additional query words: conv wp macword98
Keywords : kbinterop kbdta macword98
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbinfo
Last Reviewed: July 13, 1999