Microsoft KB Archive/63990

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 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1

SUMMARY
An Application Note detailing the conversion process between Word and WordPerfect is available from Microsoft Technical Support. This Application Note includes a disk containing the WordPerfect versions 4.2, 5.0, and 5.1 translators. This Application Note is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

~ GC0174.hqx (size: 115419 bytes) For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q119591 TITLE    : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services The information in this article describes file conversion process between Microsoft Word for the Macintosh and WordPerfect for MS-DOS using Apple File Exchange (AFE) and the WordPerfect-to-RTF translator (supplied by Microsoft).

MORE INFORMATION
Word processing files in WordPerfect for the IBM XT, AT, and compatibles versions 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, and 5.1 format may be converted to Microsoft Word for the Macintosh versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, and 4.0 format and vice versa using the Apple File Exchange (AFE) utility. AFE runs on any Macintosh with a built-in 800K disk drive. (The AFE application is in the Apple File Exchange folder on the Macintosh Utilities Disk 2).

The following translator files must be used with AFE. The files contain both Microsoft Interchange Format (also known as RTF or Rich Text Format) -to-WordPerfect and WordPerfect-to-RTF translators. Copy these files to the folder on your Macintosh that contains the AFE application.

File                       Description ---  WordPerfect 4.x/RTF         Use this file to convert WordPerfect 4.1 and 4.2 documents. This file is in                              the Conversions folder on the Word Utilities 2 disk.

WordPerfect 5.0/RTF        Use this translator file (included                               with the WordPerfect File Conversion                               application note) to convert WordPerfect 5.0 documents.

WordPerfect 5.1/RTF        Use this file (included with the                               WordPerfect File Conversion                               application note) to convert WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.1 documents. Included with this application note is a table that identifies document features changed or not retained in the translation.

MORE INFORMATION
WordPerfect files that are on an MS-DOS 5.25-inch disk require a Macintosh SE or a Macintosh II, an Apple 5.25-inch PC Drive, and the appropriate PC Drive card for your Macintosh. Untranslated MS-DOS WordPerfect files received over a telephone line or network can be translated directly from Macintosh disks.

Word versions 5.0 and later include a converter for conversion of WordPerfect 5.1 documents.
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Last reviewed: July 16, 1998

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