GC1133: Lotus 1-2-3 Converter Update Available for WinWord 6.0

ID: q124871

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

The Application Note "Lotus 1-2-3 Versions 2.0-4.0 Converter" (GC1133) is avaiable from Microsoft Technical Support.

This Application Note contains an updated Lotus 1-2-3 converter to use with Microsoft Word version 6.x for Windows. The converter allows you to import information from Lotus 1-2-3 version 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x worksheets into Word 6.x.

This converter replaces the Lotus 1-2-3 converter supplied with the Word 6.0 Supplemental File Conversions Disks. This earlier version of the converter did not support Lotus 1-2-3 version 4.x.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ GC1133.exe (size: 77265 bytes)

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

THE TEXT OF GC1133

  Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
         GC1133: LOTUS(R) 1-2-3(R) VERSIONS 2.0-4.0 CONVERTER

                                                   Revision Date: 1/95
                                                                1 Disk

The following information applies to Microsoft Word for Windows(R), version 6.0.

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OVERVIEW

This Application Note contains an updated Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet converter (LOTUS123.CNV) to use with Microsoft Word version 6.0 for Windows. The converter now allows you to convert worksheets from Lotus 1-2-3 versions 2.0, 2.2, 3.0, and 4.0 to Word 6.0. (Earlier releases of the converter did not support Lotus 1-2-3 version 4.0.)

This Application Note also contains the 123LIMIT.DOC file, a Word for Windows document that contains a table of conversion-limitation information about the Lotus 1-2-3 converter. The table lists only the features that are not converted, that are not supported in one product or the other, or that require comment.

INSTALLATION AND CONVERSION

Copying the new LOTUS123.CNV converter to your Word program directory

To copy the new LOTUS123.CNV converter to your Word program directory, follow these steps:

1. If you received a disk with this Application Note, insert the disk in

   the appropriate floppy disk drive.

   If you downloaded this Application Note from an online service, skip to
   step 2.

2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type the following and press ENTER

      copy <source>\lotus123.cnv <location>

   where the <source> is either the letter of your floppy disk drive or the
   directory containing the converter you downloaded from online services,
   and <location> is the path to your Word for Windows program directory.
   For example:

      copy a:\lotus123.cnv c:\winword

To install the updated Lotus 1-2-3 versions 2.0-4.0 converter

1. Exit and restart Word.

2. From the File menu, choose Open. In the Open dialog box, be sure the

   Confirm Conversions check box is selected.

3. In the File Name box, specify any Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet file.

4. If Word proposes to open the worksheet file as Text Only, scroll down

   through the list of available file types and select the Lotus 1-2-3
   option.

5. Choose the OK button to convert a copy of the worksheet to Word format.

Word will automatically install the converter, and you should now be able to open your Lotus 1-2-3 worksheets in Word.

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Version           : WINDOWS: 6.00 6.00a 6.00c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: July 14, 1998