Microsoft KB Archive/162987

= WD97: Supported Non-Word File Formats =

Article ID: 162987

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162987



SUMMARY
Microsoft Word 97 supports conversion to and from a number of non-Word file formats, including word processor, spreadsheet, and database files. Word interprets some non-Word formats by using built-in converters and other formats through the use of external converter files or ODBC drivers.

The "More Information" section of this article contains information about:
 * Converters That Are Available on the Word 97 CD-ROM
 * Discontinued File Converters
 * Microsoft Office Converter Pack



Converters That Are Available on the Word 97 CD-ROM
The converters that are listed in the following table are available on the Word 97 CD-ROM. 

Supported                              File Formats        Converter      Date     Size     Comments -- Office Folder: Index filter   IFILTER.CNV    12/9/96  45 KB    Microsoft Office Filter to RTF Converter

Address Book   WWPAB.CNV      12/9/96  40 KB    Personal Address Book Converter                                       import converter

Os\MSApps\Textconv Folder: Microsoft Excel EXCEL32.CNV   12/9/96  133 KB   Excel Worksheet Converter 3.x-5.x,95,97                                   Can be used only to open (Win, Mac)                                      documents, not to save them.

HTML           HTML32.CNV     12/9/96  369 KB   Converts documents to                                                  and from HTML format. Supports all versions up                                                 to HTML 2.0, some Internet Explorer, and Netscape extensions.

Lotus 1-2-3    LOTUS32.CNV    12/9/96  107 KB   Import only 2.0-4.0

Lotus Notes    NIMS32.DLL                       Allows Lotus Notes to 3.X-4.X         MSCTHUNK.DLL                     import documents from MSWRD632.CNV                    Microsoft Word 6.0, 7.0, MSWRD832.CNV                    and 97

Microsoft Word MACWRD32.CNV   12/9/96  177 KB   Can be used to save 4.x and 5.x                                     documents in these file for Macintosh                                   formats. No converter is                                                 required for opening these formats in Word 97.

Microsoft      MSWRD632.CNV   12/9/96  133 KB   The import converter is Word6/95 Import                                  used by non-Far East versions of Word 97 to                                                 open files created in the Far East versions of Word 6.0 and 7.0.

Microsoft      MSWRD832.CNV   12/9/96  253 KB   Used by Word 6.0, 7.0 and Word 97 Import                                  other applications to                                                   open Word 97 files.

Text Recovery  RECOVR32.CNV   12/9/96  38 KB    Recovers text from damaged documents

MS-DOS         TXTLYT32.CNV   12/9/96  185 KB   Import and export text Text with                                       files Layout

Text with Layout TXTLYT32.CNV 12/9/96  185 KB   Import and Export. Preserves line breaks. Inserts spaces in a                                                 converted document to                                                  approximate indents, tables, line spacing, paragraph spacing, and tab stops. Converts section breaks and page breaks to paragraph marks. Use this format to                                                 convert a document to a                                                  text file format while preserving the page layout.

Text Only      INTERNAL                         Saves text without its formatting. Converts all section breaks, page breaks, and new line characters to paragraph marks. Uses the ANSI character set. Select this format only if the destination program cannot read any of the other available file formats.

MS-DOS Text    INTERNAL                         Converts files the same way as Text only format. Uses the extended ASCII character set, which is                                                 the standard for MS-DOS- based programs. Use this format to share documents between Word and non- Windows-based programs.

Text Only      INTERNAL                         Saves text without With Line                                       formatting. Converts all Breaks                                          line breaks, section breaks, and page breaks to paragraph marks. Use this format when you want to maintain line breaks 3/4 for example, when transferring documents to                                                 an electronic mail system.

MS-DOS Text    INTERNAL                         Saves text without With Line                                       formatting. Converts all Breaks                                          line breaks, section breaks, and page breaks to paragraph marks. Use this format when you want to maintain line breaks 3/4 for example, when transferring documents to                                                 an electronic mail system.

Rich Text      INTERNAL                         Saves all formatting. Format (RTF)                                    Converts formatting to                                                  instructions that other programs, including compatible Microsoft programs, can read and interpret.

Word 2.x for  WNWRD232.CNV   12/9/96   180 KB   Can be used to save Windows                                         documents in this file format. No converter is                                                 required for opening documents in Word 2.x                                                 format in Word 97.

Works 3.x      WORKS332.CNV   12/9/96  116 KB   Import and Export of Word for Windows processing files only. For more information about how to convert spreadsheet and database files, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

138416 How to convert Works files for use with Word mail merges

 Works 4.0      WORKS432.CNV   12/9/96  254 KB   Import and Export of Word for Windows processing files only. WordPerfect 5.x WPFT532.CNV   12/9/96  333 KB   WordPerfect 5.x Converter for MS-DOS Import and Export and Windows

WordPerfect 6.x WPFT632.CNV   12/9/96  247 KB   WordPerfect 6.x Converter Can be used only to open version 6.x documents, not to save them.  Word 6/95      WRD6EX32.CNV   12/9/96  19 KB    Required for export in a                                                  special RTF format for Word6.0 and 7.0

Valupack\Wrd97cnv Folder: Setup program  WRD97CNV.EXE   12/9/96  953 KB   Word 97 Converter Setup to install                                      for Word 6.0 or 7.0. Word import                                     Includes Word 97 import converter                                       converter (and                                                  accompanying .dll) as                                                  well as new graphics filters (pict, emf, jpeg,                                                 png). For more information about the Word 97 import converter, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

162214 WD: How to obtain the Word 97-2000 Import Converter

Discontinued File Converters
File formats previously supported by Word 6.x for which support has been discontinued in Word 7.0, Office 95, Word 97, and Office 97 include the following:
 * DisplayWrite
 * MultiMate

Note Conversion of DisplayWrite and MultiMate documents can be accomplished by saving from DisplayWrite and MultiMate in RFT-DCA format and then using the RFT-DCA supplemental converter described above to import the RFT-DCA into Microsoft Word 97.)
 * MultiPlan
 * Works 2.x/3.x for MS-DOS
 * Word 1.x for Windows export
 * Office Document Architecture (ODA)
 * Publisher 2.0
 * Works for Windows 2.X

Microsoft Office Converter Pack
The Microsoft Office Converter Pack installs some additional text converters and graphic (image) filters that may not be available in your installation of Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.

For additional information the Microsoft Office Converter Pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212265 Additional text converters and image filters are available in the Microsoft Office Converter Pack

