Microsoft KB Archive/78481

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WD5X: Converting Graphics Between MacWord 5.x and WinWord

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Q78481

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.1
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 2.0c-CD

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SUMMARY
Support for conversion of graphics within documents to and from Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.1 or 2.0 has been added to Word for the Macintosh version 5.0. The following article discusses how this process works.

MORE INFORMATION
Although Word for Windows provides the option to both read and write Word for the Macintosh 5.x files, Word only retains graphics in converted documents if you initiate the conversion process with the File Open or File Save As command in Word for the Macintosh 5.x.

Word for the Macintosh version 5.x includes an external metafile graphics converter that interacts with the Word for Windows 1.x and 2.0 document converters to convert the appearance of any supported graphics formats between Word for Windows and Word for the Macintosh 5.x. This external converter (EC) is located in the Word Commands folder, in the Word for Macintosh program folder.

All graphics embedded in a Word for the Macintosh 5.x document are retained in the document in Macintosh PICT format. All graphics inserted into a Word for Windows 2.0 document are retained in the document in Windows metafile format (WMF). The MetaPict converter translates between these representations (WMF and Macintosh PICT) to retain the size and appearance of a graphic in the converted document. However, the original graphic file itself is not transferred with the converted document.

NOTE: The TIFF and EPS graphic formats recognized by both products are platform-independent. Therefore, you can transfer these between a Windows computer and a Macintosh computer via Apple File Exchange, or other similar means, and read them into either product.

With the exception of the graphics conversion, document format conversion between Word for the Macintosh 5.x and Word for Windows 2.0 is comparable (whether initiated on the Macintosh or on the Windows computer).

NOTE: Because TIFF and PCX graphics are not actually embedded in a Word for Windows version 1.0 document, documents containing links to TIFF or PCX graphics converted from this version of Word for Windows to Word for the Macintosh are not retained.