Microsoft KB Archive/65864

Converting Word for Windows Files to Word for DOS Format PSS ID Number: Q65864 Article last modified on 08-08-1993 PSS database name: APpsConV

3.00 4.00 5.00

MS-DOS

Summary:

To open Word for Windows documents in Word for DOS, the documents must first be converted to RTF (Rich Text Format) or Microsoft Word format.

While in Word for Windows, do the following:


 * 1) With the Word for Windows document loaded, select the Save As command from the File menu.
 * 2) Type a new filename (do not overwrite the original Word for Windows formatted file).
 * 3) Click the Options button.
 * 4) Choose File Format and scroll through the list of options until RTF is selected.
 * 5) Press ENTER.

The document has now been saved in an interchange format called Rich Text Format. The file can now be transferred to Word for DOS or Word for the Macintosh. To access the file in Word for DOS, select the document with the Transfer Load command.

When loading RTF files into Word for DOS version 5.00, the following error will appear:

File is RTF format. Enter Y to convert to Word format or N to load text-only.

When this error appears, press “Y” to convert the file to Word format.

More Information:

It is also possible to save a Word for Windows document in MS Word format when transferring files to Word for DOS.

Note: The RTF file format is supported directly in Microsoft Word version 5.00 and supported by RTF_DOS.EXE in Word version 4.00.

Additional reference words: textconv

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.