Microsoft KB Archive/95212

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WD: Converting Documents Between CA-Textor and Word

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1

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SUMMARY
When you convert a Microsoft Word for the Macintosh document to a WordPerfect for MS-DOS document, fonts may not translate correctly because of differences in the way they are defined in the two environments. To transfer fonts consistently, you must create a font- mapping file. This article discusses how to use a font mapping file so that fonts are transferred consistently between the two programs.

MORE INFORMATION
WordPerfect defines fonts by number, while Word assigns them names. WordPerfect font numbers are determined by the order in which they appear: the base font is 0, the next font in the document is 1, and so on.

To transfer fonts consistently, you must create a font-mapping file. This font-mapping text file serves as a set of instructions to Word for assigning a font name to the corresponding WordPerfect font number. Any font numbers not included in this file will be mapped to the first Macintosh font name.

To use a font mapping file to convert WordPerfect files to Word files, follow these steps:

 Start Word. On the File menu, click New.  Create a Word document that contains the WordPerfect font number followed by a semicolon and the corresponding Macintosh font name. For example:      0;Times 1;Palatino 2;Times NOTE: WordPerfect font numbers are determined by the order in which the fonts appear in a document. The base font is 0, the next font that appears in the document is 1, and so on.  On the File menu, click Save As. In the Save File As Type list (or box) click Text Only. (In Word 4.0 and 3.x, click File Format and then select Text Only.) Save the file with the file name Wp5-rtf.dat. Place the Wp5-rtf.dat file in the same folder as Apple File Exchange (AFE) and perform the translation as usual.

To use a font mapping file to convert Word files to WordPerfect, follow these steps:

  Create a text file containing the Macintosh font name followed by a semicolon and the WordPerfect font number it should be mapped to. For example:      Times;0 Bookman;1 Chicago;2 Symbol;2 NOTE: Because the converter has no way of knowing what printer is being used with WordPerfect, only three fonts may be used: Courier, Times Roman, and Helvetica. The above file allows you to specify which Macintosh fonts will translate to Courier, which will translate to Times Roman, and so on. All Macintosh fonts mapped to 0 convert to Courier; all Macintosh fonts mapped to 1 convert to TmsRmn; and all Macintosh fonts mapped to 2 convert to Helvetica. </li> On the File menu, click Save As. In the Save File As Type list (box), click Text Only. (In Word 4.0 and 3.x, Click File Format and then select Text Only.) Save the file with the file name Rtf-wp5.dat.</li> Place the Rtf-wp5.dat file in the same folder as AFE and perform the translation as usual.</li></ol>

Font-mapping files are not required for the conversion process but are recommended to maintain the appearance of documents.

For more information on AFE translators and how to convert files between Microsoft Word versions 4.x and earlier and WordPerfect, see the application note titled &quot;WordPerfect File Conversion&quot; (GC0174). For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q75013 WD4x: Translated WordPerfect File Contains Garbage Characters" The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: translation converts conversion perfect import export

Keywords : kbconversion

Version : MACINTOSH:3.0,3.01,3.02,4.0,5.0,5.1

Platform : MACINTOSH

Issue type : kbinfo

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