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This article answers the most frequently asked questions regarding the Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word for Windows, Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word for Windows 95, and Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word for the Macintosh.
1. Q. What is Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word for Windows?
A. Internet Assistant is a free add-on program that makes Word for
Windows the easiest, most powerful tool for creating, exploring,
and sharing information on the World Wide Web (WWW), a global
network of servers on the Internet.
2. Q. What is the difference between Internet Assistant version 1.0z and
version 2.0z?
A. Version 1.0z (Wordia.exe) is designed for use with Word for Windows
6.0a or 6.0c, while version 2.0z (Wrdia20z.exe) is designed for use
with Word version 7.0 for Windows 95 or Word for Windows NT.
3. Q. Is there a version of Internet Assistant for the Macintosh?
A. Yes. This is version 2.0 (Macia20z.hqx) which is designed for use
with Word versions 6.0.1 or 6.0.1a for the Macintosh.
4. Q. How do I get this add-on?
A. You can download all versions of Microsoft Internet Assistant from
the Microsoft Software Library. For additional information, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q153860
TITLE : WD: Versions of Internet Assistant Available for
Download
5. Q. How does Internet Assistant for Word simplify creating Web pages?
A. Anyone who knows Word automatically knows how to write documents for
the Internet because the Internet Assistant for Word now
automatically generates hypertext markup language (HTML), the
standard file format of World Wide Web documents. You no longer need
to learn the HTML format or spend time to manually input HTML tags
to create documents for the World Wide Web. With Internet Assistant,
you can create hyperlinks between documents with simple Copy and
Paste commands.
6. Q. Does this work directly with my other Microsoft Office applications,
such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Access?
A. Yes. You can easily create hyperlinks from Word to other Microsoft
Office applications. This means you can create richly formatted
compound documents using all the powerful word processing
capabilities of Word without encountering all the limitations of the
HTML format. The HTML converter for Internet Assistant 1.0 does not
save the layout of tables or columns, nor does it save embedded
objects. You can, however, save these layouts and objects in a Word
for Windows document and create a hyperlink to the Word document.
Internet Assistant 2.0 does convert Word tables and embedded
graphics. For more information, see Help in Internet Assistant.
7. Q. Can I use Internet Assistant to browse or surf the Internet?
A. Yes. It's easy to connect to and browse the Internet using Internet
Assistant because you can do it directly from Word's familiar
interface, which eliminates the need to use different authoring and
browsing tools.
You also have access to the most popular Internet services because
Internet Assistant comes with built-in support for the key Internet
protocols (namely, HTTP, FTP, and Gopher).
8. Q. What are the system requirements for Internet Assistant, version
1.0z?
A. Internet Assistant version 1.0z requires the following:
1. A personal computer with 80386 or higher microprocessor.
2. English, French, or German Microsoft Word 6.0a or 6.0c.
3. 6 MB of memory (8 MB recommended).
4. 4 MB of free hard drive space.
5. MS-DOS version 3.0 or later.
6. Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.
7. One of the following: Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later,
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 or later, Microsoft
Windows NT, or Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.
8. An Internet connection is required for browsing. This can be a
SLIP, PPP, or network gateway connection to the Internet using a
proxy server. See your local Internet provider or network
administrator for information.
9. Q. What are the system requirements for Internet Assistant, version
2.0z?
A. Internet Assistant, version 2.0z, requires the following:
1. A personal computer with 80386 or higher microprocessor.
2. English, French, German, or Italian Microsoft Word for Windows
95.
3. 8 MB of memory.
4. 4 MB of free hard drive space.
5. Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.
6. VGA or higher-resolution video adapter (SVGA 256-color
recommended).
7. Windows 95 operating system.
8. An Internet connection is required for browsing. This can be a
SLIP, PPP, or network gateway connection to the Internet using a
proxy server. See your local Internet provider or network
administrator for information.
10. Q. What are the new features in Internet Assistant version 2.0z?
A. Over the past several months we've been working hard to provide
users with a variety of new features in Internet Assistant for Word
for Windows 95. Listed below are some of the features that are new
since the earlier 1.0z version:
1. Faster import of HTML documents.
2. View HTML Source command. This feature gives you one-click
access to your HTML source code so you can see exactly what your
document looks like in raw HTML form.
3. More robust round-trip conversion of unknown (illegal or
unsupported) HTML tags.
4. Improved Internet connectivity.
5. Auto protocol detect.
6. Faster image downloads.
7. Support for Internet Explorer and Netscape extensions.
8. Support for more HTML formatting tags, such as:
a. Center tag
b. Body attributes
c. Background Picture
d. Background Color
e. Text attribute
f. Link attribute
g. Vlink attribute
11. Q. What are the system requirements for Internet Assistant 2.0 for
the Macintosh?
A. The system requirements for Internet Assistant 2.0 for
the Macintosh are as follows:
1. Apple Macintosh with a 68030 or 68040 processor (68040
recommended) 6 MB of memory (8 MB recommended) or a Power Mac
with 8 MB of memory (with virtual memory turned on)
2. System 7 operating system or later (System 7.5.3 recommended)
3. Microsoft Word for Macintosh version 6.0.1
4. Hard-disk space required: 3 MB during installation (Internet
Assistant uses 1 MB after it is installed)
NOTE: Macintosh SE, Classic, II, LC, and PowerBook 100 models are
not compatible with Microsoft Word version 6.0.1.
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Version : 1.0 1.0z 2.0z 2.02b
Platform : WINDOWSLast Reviewed: July 15, 1998