Microsoft KB Archive/134730

= WD: File Format for Word 7.x Is the Same as Word 6.x =

Article ID: 134730

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q134730



SUMMARY
The file format of Word for Windows 95, version 7.x, is the same file format as all versions of Microsoft Word 6.x. This includes Word 6.x for Windows NT and the Macintosh. There is no conversion necessary for opening or saving the file.

When you create files in Word 7.x using any of the following features, these features are ignored if you open the document in Word 6.x:


 * Highlight
 * Save Preview Picture in the Properties dialog box
 * Contents and Custom tabs in the Properties dialog box

(To locate the Properties dialog box, click Properties on the File menu. The Highlight button is on the Formatting toolbar.)

Additional query words: highlighting

Keywords: kbinfo kbinterop kbconversion kbfile KB134730

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