Microsoft KB Archive/78568

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Converting to/from WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows

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Q78568

1.10 1.10a 2.00 WINDOWS kbinterop

SUMMARY
WordPerfect Corporation advertises the new release of WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows as being 100 percent binary compatible with WordPerfect 5.1 for MS-DOS. As such, Word for Windows will read and write the WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows format.

To open a WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows document into Word for Windows, do the following:


 * 1) From the File menu, choose Open, select the desired file name, and press ENTER or choose the OK button to continue.
 * 2) When prompted for the file format from which to open the document, &quot;WordPerfect 5.1&quot; will automatically be selected when using Word for Windows version 2.0. If using Word for Windows versions 1.x, ensure that &quot;WordPerfect 5.1&quot; is selected before pressing ENTER to initiate the conversion process.

To save a Word for Windows 2.0 document in WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows format, do the following:


 * 1) In Word for Windows, from the File menu, choose Save As.
 * 2) In the Save File as Type list box, select WordPerfect 5.1, and press ENTER.

Note: If you are using Word for Windows 1.x, choose Save As from the File menu, and choose the Options button to reveal the file format options.

MORE INFORMATION
WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows has the same document formatting feature set as WordPerfect 5.1 for MS-DOS, with the addition of a graphical user interface (GUI). As such, the binary file format is, for the most part, identical. There have been a few additions to the format to take advantage of features within the Windows environment, but these are treated in the same way that WordPerfect for MS-DOS treats them by ignoring them in conversion.

For example, WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows has support for Windows dynamic data exchange (DDE), which adds slightly to the binary file format. This code is not referenced by the WordPerfect converter when opening WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows files containing DDE links.

WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows does provide an option to read and write Word for Windows 1.x file formats, but does not support reading or writing the Word for Windows 2.0 format.

Conversion of documents from beta versions of the WordPerfect for Windows product, including beta releases I or II, is not supported because these WordPerfect releases did not consistently adhere to the WordPerfect for MS-DOS 5.1 file format.

The product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, as to this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 1.1 1.10 1.1a 1.10a 2.0 2.00 5.1 5.10 textconv

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