Microsoft KB Archive/77337

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Converting MacWord 5.0 Styles to DOSWord 5.0/5.5

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Q77337

SUMMARY
To convert style formatting in a Microsoft Word for the Macintosh version 5.0 document into a Word for MS-DOS 5.0 or 5.5 style sheet, use the Save As command from the File menu to save the file in the Word for MS-DOS format. When saving the document in the Word for MS-DOS format, you will be asked if you want to attach a style sheet to the document. You can do any of the following:

 Create a new Word for MS-DOS style sheet to contain the styles from the Word for the Macintosh document. Ignore all styles. If you ignore styles by choosing not to attach or create a Word for MS-DOS style sheet, the style formatting from the original Word for the Macintosh document is converted to direct formatting in the Word for MS-DOS document.  Attach an existing Word for MS-DOS style sheet. Because you are performing the file conversion on the Macintosh, the target Word for MS-DOS style sheet will need to be temporarily transferred to the Macintosh before conversion.

If you choose to attach an existing Word for MS-DOS style sheet, text that is formatted with an automatic style assumes the formatting of a Word for MS-DOS style with the same name. If no Word for MS-DOS style with the same name exists, automatic styles are converted as direct formatting.

For example, if a Word for the Macintosh document used Heading 1 and the Word for MS-DOS style sheet has a style defined for Heading 1, text formatted with Heading 1 will match the style formatting in the Word for MS-DOS style sheet.

If a style is user defined (for example, a paragraph style named Custom 1), the file converter compares the Word for MS-DOS style remarks with the Word for the Macintosh style name. If no Word for MS-DOS style remarks match the Word for the Macintosh style name, the Word for Macintosh style is merged into the Word for MS-DOS style sheet. The original Word for the Macintosh style name is included as the Word for MS-DOS style remark, and the Word for MS-DOS style key code is derived from the original Word for the Macintosh style name. The first available Word for MS-DOS style I.D. is applied to the converted style. The style might appears as follows in the Word for MS-DOS style sheet:      (P) C1 Paragraph 3                             Custom 1 Times-Roman 10/Auto. Flush right Note: C1 is the key code derived from the original Word for the Macintosh style name. Custom 1 is the Word for MS-DOS style remark that is derived from the original Word for the Macintosh style name.

User-defined styles that are not actually used in the original Word for the Macintosh document are not converted to the Word for MS-DOS style sheet.

Note: If your Macintosh computer is equipped with a SuperDrive and third-party software that allows your computer to read and write to MS-DOS formatted disks, you can use the Eject option in the attach style sheet dialog box. This option is useful when saving directly to an MS-DOS disk when you have forgotten to first transfer your target Word for MS-DOS style sheet to that disk. 

Additional query words: 5.00 5.50 style sheet mac dos textconv

Keywords : wordconvert

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