Microsoft KB Archive/67917

Limitations of MS-DOS Word 5.0/5.5 MultiMate Converters

PSS ID Number: Q67917 Article last modified on 06-08-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, versions 5.0 and 5.5 == 

= SUMMARY =

The following is information about the MultiMate/Word RTF file conversion program provided with the version 5.5 Microsoft Word for MS-DOS Conversion Program Kit. To obtain pre-sales information about new or updated Microsoft products, call the Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426-9400. If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

This information is based on that contained in the MultiMate README.DOC file included with the Word 5.5 Conversion Program Kit.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Before Converting
For best results, before running the conversion utility, make sure the CONFIG.SYS file contains the line

FILES=20

and the AUTOEXEC.BAT file contains the line

SET TMP=dir

where “dir” is the path and directory name of the directory where .TMP files are stored. If this line is not in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, create a directory for .TMP files, and then use Word to add the SET TMP line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If FILES=20 is not in the CONFIG.SYS file, add it in this file. Make sure to save these files in text-only format. Reboot the system so that the changes can take effect before you run the converter.

Repaginate the document in Word before converting it.

Conversion Limitations from Word RTF to MultiMate
Character Formatting:


 * Styled formatting converts to direct formatting.
 * Italic and small caps character formats do not convert.

Paragraph Formatting:


 * Keep Paragraph Together does not convert.
 * Keep Paragraph With Next does not convert.
 * Side-by-side paragraphs keep indents but lose side-by-side alignment.
 * Justification and right alignment do not convert.
 * Negative indents do not convert.
 * Border paragraphs are not supported in MultiMate and do not convert.
 * Fractional line spacing is rounded to the next 1/2 line increment.
 * Line spacing before and after paragraphs converts to empty paragraphs of equivalent increments.

Section Formatting:


 * Sections with newspaper columns convert, but require repagination in MultiMate before printing.
 * Section column breaks are not supported in MultiMate, but some section formatting will convert.
 * Even and Odd section breaks do not convert.
 * Section line numbers do not convert.

Tabs:


 * Centered, leader, and right tabs do not convert.

Page Numbering:


 * Page numbers that are absolutely positioned objects do not convert.

Headers/Footers:


 * Header/footer positions do not convert.

Footnotes:


 * Manual footnote reference marks do not convert.

Margins:


 * Gutter margins and mirror margins are not supported in MultiMate and do not convert.

Printing:


 * Actual margins are offset by the width of the nonprintable area of the installed printer.
 * Print merge fields do not convert.

Miscellaneous:


 * Annotations do not convert.
 * Graphics files included in a Word document do not convert.
 * Index and table of contents entries do not convert.
 * Outlines and outline formatting do not convert, text is converted unformatted.

Conversion Limitations from MultiMate to Word RTF
For best results, repaginate the MultiMate document before you convert it.


 * Italic does not convert - it is a separate font in MultiMate.
 * MultiMate column gutters (inter-column gaps) do not convert.
 * Header/footer positions do not convert.
 * Print position of footnotes does not convert.
 * Actual margins are offset by the width of nonprintable area of the installed printer.
 * Print merge fields do not convert.
 * Draft, shadow, and enhanced do not convert.

Additional query words: textconv d_word 5.00 5.50 multimat

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