Microsoft KB Archive/132269

WD6X: PageMaker 5.x Converter Doesn’t Import Word 6.0 Documents

PSS ID Number: Q132269 Article last modified on 11-25-1998

MACINTOSH: 6.0, 6.0.1

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

You cannot use the Adobe-Aldus text converter to import Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0 and 6.0.1 documents into PageMaker 5.x. (This converter does allow you to convert Word 4.0 and 5.x for the Macintosh documents). PageMaker version 6.x includes a converter to import Word 6.0 documents.

= CAUSE =

Word 6.0 and 6.0.1 files use an extended binary file type (W6BN) that is not recognized by the Adobe-Aldus text converter shipped with PageMaker 5.x.

= WORKAROUND =

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Obtain the New Converter from Adobe-Aldus
Two packages are available:

  The filter and a Readme file that includes instructions for installation and use. -or-   The filter, Readme file, the Microsoft OLE Extension, and the Microsoft OLE Type Library. This option is for PageMaker users who do not own Word but who must import Word 6.0 documents. 

Method 2: Save the Word 6.0 Document in Rich Text Format (RTF)
To obtain either of these filter packages, contact Adobe-Aldus at one of the following phone numbers:

Macintosh PageMaker support at (206) 628-4501 General Technical Support at (206) 628-2040

The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

The PageMaker conversion products included here are manufactured by Adobe- Aldus Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

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