WD5x: Using 5.x Settings Files/Styles in Word 6.0 or Later

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.1a

SUMMARY

To use your Word 5.0 or 5.1 settings files, including default styles, in Word 6.0 for the Macintosh or Word 98 Macintosh Edition, save the settings in a document template.

To do this, open the settings file in Word 6.0 or Word 98, then save the file in Document Template file format. When you open your settings file, Word displays the following message:

   Would you prefer to merge the settings and styles in this file into the
   current template, <Template Name>, or to save them to a new template?

NOTE: When you choose Merge To Current, the styles are merged into the Normal template, not the current open document. To merge the styles into the current open document, use the Organizer to copy the styles into the document. Otherwise, when you open a new document based on the template the merged styles will appear in the style dialog box.

When you base a new document on the template, you can use many of the customized menu and keyboard shortcuts you stored in the settings file. Some menu and keyboard settings, however, cannot be used in Word 6.0 or Word 98. Preferences and other options you saved in the settings file, such as spelling and grammar options, are not saved in the template.

MORE INFORMATION

In Word 6.0 for the Macintosh and Word 98 Macintosh Edition, you can convert settings files from Word 5.0 or 5.1 only. You cannot convert Word 4.x settings files.

Version           : MACINTOSH:5.0,5.1,5.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto