Microsoft KB Archive/108248

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Word 6.0 for Windows Converter Kit Missing WRD6CONV.DOC

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Q108248

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0

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SYMPTOMS
The Word 6.0 for Windows Converter Kit cover letter references a document named WRD6CONV.DOC as containing a complete list of Word 6.0 for Windows formatting features that did not exist in Word 2.0 and will not be retained in conversion.

The cover letter indicates this document is installed with the converter. However, this document actually is not installed with the converter and is not included with the converter kit.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This cover letter is included in a later version of Microsoft Word.

WORKAROUND
If you have access to Word 6.0 for Windows, to access the information meant to appear in WRD6CONV.DOC, double-click the Help button on the Standard toolbar, and then type readme. Press ENTER twice, choose File Conversion, choose Conversion Limitations, and observe the "Converting from Microsoft Word 6.0 to Microsoft Word 2.x" topic.

For users that have access only to Word 2.x for Windows, this information has been reproduced in the MORE INFORMATION section below:

MORE INFORMATION
Word 6.0 reads all previous formats of Word for Windows directly. This section discusses problems or limitations that may arise when converting Word 6.0 documents into Word 2.0 format, either by saving as Word for Windows 2.0 format or by reading the Word for Windows 6.0 document into Word 2.0.

                          Word 6.0 to Feature                   Word 2.0      Comments ---

Character Formatting:

Superscript/Subscript   N/S           This property is emulated with raised/lowered.

Expand/Condense         Yes           Word 6.0 supports finer control over this. The value is rounded to                                        the closest value Word 2.0 supports.

Underline               Yes           Dotted-underline formatting is not supported in Word 2.0

Kerning                 N/S           Not a feature of Word 2.0

Paragraph Formatting:

Borders, shading        See comment   Word 6.0 has more borders and shading options than Word 2.0. Word 6.0 borders are mapped to the closest approximation in Word 2.0.

Other Features:

Cell borders, shading   See comment   Word 6.0 has more borders and shading options than Word 2.0. Word 6.0 borders are mapped to the closest approximation in Word 2.0.

Fields                  See comment   Word 6.0 has additional fields and field switches. These are preserved in conversion along with the current results. If these fields are updated, the results may be lost. Reopening the file in                                        Word 6.0 and updating the fields will restore the result.

Drawing Layer           No            All drawn objects are lost.

Form Fields             See comment   Results of text fields are displayed. Other form fields and bar code fields have no result to                                        display.

Styles                  See comment   Word 2.0 allows only 223 user- defined styles. Style numbers greater than that and style references to them are not retained, although the formatting is.

Endnotes                Yes           All footnotes and endnotes are retained, but they are merged into one continuous stream.

Bullets/Numbering       Yes           Automatic bullets and numbers are converted to plain text.

Character Styles        No            Style definitions are lost, although formatting is retained.

Bar Tabs                No

Mail Merge              See comment   When opening Word 6.0 documents in                                         Word 2.0, mail merge documents (main documents, header sources,                                        and data sources) lose their association with each other. This association can be restored by                                        running Print Merge again.

Master Documents        No            Master documents lose the contents and association with the subdocuments. Subdocuments are automatically converted into separate files if you save as Word 2.0. Reading in Word 6.0 files will only convert the master document.

Revision marks          See comment   Multiple author/color revision marks convert to single color.

Variable-width Columns  N/S           Variable-width columns are mapped to equal-width columns.

Bookmarks & References  See comment   Word 6.0 allows greater flexibility in naming bookmarks. These are converted as closely as                                        possible along with the corresponding references.

Page Numbering          See comment   Word 6.0 has more page numbering options than Word 2.0. These are mapped to the closest alternative in Word 2.0 Additional query words: textconv conversion converted converts transfer transfers translation translate problem 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c word6 winword

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