Microsoft KB Archive/104949

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Supported Foreign File Formats in WinWord 6.0 / 6.0a / 6.0c

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Q104949

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
Word versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c support conversion to and/or from a number of foreign file formats, including word processor, spreadsheet, and database files. Word interprets some foreign formats internally and others through use of external converter files. Word now interprets database formats using Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).

A list of supported formats is included below. Support for file formats listed beneath the heading "CONVERTERS SUPPLIED WITH WORD" is included in your Word package.


 * For information on how to obtain converters supplied independently, see the Knowledge Base article reference included with the converter name below.

CONVERTERS SUPPLIED WITH WORD
                                              Converter      Import/Export Format                                        Name           Support ---

Borland dBASE III, III+, and IV               ODBC           Import only  Borland Paradox 3.5 for MS-DOS                ODBC           Import only

IBM RFT-DCA                                   RFTDCA.CNV     Import/Export

Text Only                                     Internal       Import/Export

MS-DOS Text                                   Internal       Import/Export

Text Only with Line Breaks                    Internal       Export only

MS-DOS Text with Line Breaks                  Internal       Export only

Text with Layout                              TXTWLYT.CNV    Import/Export

MS-DOS Text with Layout                       TXTWLYT.CNV    Import/Export

Microsoft Access 1.0 and 1.1 for Windows      ODBC           Import only

Microsoft Excel 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, and 5.0 for    XLBIFF.CNV     Import only Windows BIFF

Microsoft FoxPro 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a for       ODBC           Import only MS-DOS

Microsoft FoxPro 2.5 and 2.5a for Windows     ODBC           Import only

Microsoft Write 2.1, 3.0, and 3.1 for         WRITWIN.CNV    Import/Export Windows

Microsoft Word 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.1a for    Internal       Import only the Macintosh (Opening)

Microsoft Word 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.1a for    WORDMAC.CNV    Export only the Macintosh (Saving as)

Microsoft Word 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and 6.0 for     WORDDOS.CNV    Import/Export MS-DOS

Microsoft Word 1.x for Windows (Opening)      Internal       Import only

Microsoft Word 1.x for Windows Templates      Internal       Import only (Opening / macros not retained)

Microsoft Word 2.x for Windows (Opening)      Internal       Import only

Microsoft Word 2.x for Windows (Saving as)    WORDWIN2.CNV   Export only

Microsoft Word 2.x for Windows Templates      Internal       Import only (Opening)

WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1 for MS-DOS            WPFT5.CNV      Import/Export

WordPerfect 5.1 and 5.2 for Windows           WPFT5.CNV      Import/Export

WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 Secondary       WPFT5.CNV      Import/Export Merge Files

Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF)              Internal       Import/Export

CONVERTERS AVAILABLE INDEPENDENTLY
Converter     Import/Export Format                                        Name           Support ---

Ami Pro 3.0, 3.01, and 3.1 for Windows        AMI_PRO.CNV    Import/Export For additional information about how to obtain this converter, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q212265 WD: Additional Text Converters and Image Filters Available in Microsoft Office Converter Pack" Supplemental WordPerfect Conversion Kit       WPFT6.CNV      Import Only For additional information about how to obtain this converter, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q126176 WD6x: WordPerfect Conversion Kit Available"

MORE INFORMATION
For more information on enhancements made to specific Word 6.0 converters, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"textconv and 6.0 and enhancements and " For example, to find information on enhancements made to the WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 converter, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"textconv and 6.0 and enhancements and wpft5" For information on third-party vendors that support conversion to and/or from foreign file formats not directly supported by Word, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"textconv and third and party and " NOTE: is the name of the foreign file format you want to convert.

Word 6.0 also installs a converter (MSWORD6.CNV) that other Microsoft applications (namely, Microsoft Works for Windows, Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, Microsoft Publisher for Windows) can use to read Word 6.0 documents. These applications share the converters that are installed, by default, in the MSAPPS\TEXTCONV subdirectory of your Windows program directory. Once installed, the converter is automatically available to any of the above applications that you have on your computer. Word 6.0 itself does not use this converter.

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