WD: Word Doesn't Convert Creative Writer and Fine Artist Files

ID: Q137609

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a
• Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a
• Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a
• Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

You cannot convert Creative Writer or Fine Artist documents to Microsoft Word versions 6.0 and later format. In addition, you cannot import Ghost Mysteries for Creative Writer files into Word.

CAUSE

Word for Windows and Word for the Macintosh do not provide conversion filters for Creative Writer and Fine Artist documents. In addition, there is no filter for the Creative Writer add-on Ghost Mysteries for Creative Writers.

WORKAROUND

To convert a Creative Writer or Fine Artist document to Word 6.0 and later,

use either of the following methods.

Method 1

Copy and paste the Creative Writer or Fine Artist document into Word and then save the file as a Word document. This method retains all text and graphics.

Method 2

In Creative Writer or Fine Artist, save the document as Text Only, and then

open the document in Word 6.0. The drawback to this method is that graphics

are not converted.

MORE INFORMATION

Creative Writer documents are saved in a proprietary format called RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format). These files can be transferred between Windows and Macintosh versions of Creative Writer without any translation. You can save the text of Creative Writer documents in the text-only format and open the text file in other programs.

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbconversion word8 macword98 winword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : MACINTOSH: 6.0, 6.0.1, 98; WINDOWS: 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c, 7.0, 7.0a, 97
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: November 10, 1998