DOCUMENT:Q194645  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: How to Auto-Register a Converter
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER::97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbdta winword word97

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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This articles discusses how to automatically install (register) a converter in
Word 97.

MORE INFORMATION
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To automatically install (register) a converter in Word 97, follow these steps:

1. Copy the converter file that you want to install to either the Word program
   folder or the \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Textconv folder.

2. Start Word.

3. On the File menu, click Open.

4. Select a file that Word cannot recognize (for example, a plain text file or a
   document in the format supported by the converter that you installed).

Word will detect and automatically register the converter in the following
location in the Windows 95 Registration Database:

   HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Text Converters

It is not necessary to complete steps 1 and 2 during the first file open in a
Word session. Also the "Confirm conversion at Open" option (located on the
General tab of the Options command on the Tools menu) does not have to be
checked during this process.


One of the following occurs when you open a foreign file in Word 97:

1. If the "Confirm Conversions at Open" option (located on the General tab of
   the Options command on the Tools menu) is not checked, Word will immediately
   open your document using the matching supported and installed converter.

2. If the file is a text file, Word will immediately open the file as Text Only.

3. If the file is of some other format not recognized by Word, and the "Confirm
   Conversion at Open" option is not check, the Convert File From dialog box
   will appear anyway, proposing to open the document as Text Only. Click Cancel
   and only open documents supported by the available converters.

   NOTE: If the FileOpen command has been modified in some way, the Convert File
   From dialog box may be bypassed. The macro intercepts the Convert File From
   dialog box and defaults to opening the file as Text Only, resulting in
   garbage characters. To display the Convert File From dialog box, select
   Confirm Conversions before opening the file.


4. If the Confirm Conversions option is checked, Word will prompt to open the
   document from the format supported by one of the installed converters or will
   prompt to open the file as Text Only if the file is plain text or another
   format not recognized by any of the installed converters or internally by
   Winword.exe.

   NOTE: All converters that are made available for use with Word 97, with the
   exception of the AmiPro and Enable converters, are shipped with Word 97 and
   Microsoft Office 97. You should use Setup to add and remove converters that
   are supplied with the product.

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q212265 WD: Additional Text Converters and Image Filters Available in
   Microsoft Office Converter Pack

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Version           : :97
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