Microsoft KB Archive/63304

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WD: File and Creator Types for All Versions

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Q63304

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.05, 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.0.1
 * Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

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SUMMARY
This article lists the file types and creators for Microsoft Word versions 1.x, 3.x, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, and 98.

Programmers and file-recovery programs wanting to access a particular file type sometimes require file type and creator information.

NOTE: The file format is specified in the Save As dialog box (from the File menu, choose Save As).

Word 98
  File format                File type     Creator type -  Word Application           APPL          MSWD Word Settings(8)          pref          MSWD default document          W8BN          MSWD Templates                 W8TN          MSWD Wizards                   WIZ! MSWD Clipart                   PICT          ttxt Bullets/Line Clipart      GIFf          MSIE Equation Editor           APPL          MSMT Help files                HELP          MSH2 MS Grammar                MSGR          MSGR MS Spelling 2             SACM          MSSP MS Thesaurus              MSTH          MSIT US English Dictionary     HMSD          MSSP Custom Dictionary         WDCD          MSSP MS English Grammar Dictionary             MSGD          MSGR Hyphenation               WDHY          WDSE English Hyphenation       HMHD          WDSE US English Thesaurus      MSTF          MSIT Text with Layout converter WDEC         MSWD Graphics filters          WDGP          MSWD Text converters           WDEP          MSWD Actors                    ASST          MSOF ACL List                  pref          MSOF Microsoft Graph           APPL          MSG8 RTF                       RTF           MSWD RFT-DCA                   BINA          MSWD Stationery                W8BN          MSWD Text Only                 TEXT          MSWD Text Only w/Line Breaks   TEXT          MSWD Text w/Layout             TEXT          MSWD Unicode Text              TEXT          MSWD MS-DOS Text               TEXT          MSWD Speller Exclude Dictionary WEXD         MSSP HTML document             TEXT          MSWD Word 4.0, 5.0, 5.1        WDBN          MSWD Word 6.0/95               W6BN          MSWD

Word 6.0
  File format                File type     Creator type -  Word Application           APPL          MSWD Word Settings(6)          pref          MSWD default document          W6BN          MSWD Agenda Wizard             WIZ! MSWD Bear Market               PICT          ttxt Equation Editor           APPL          MSMT Equation Editor Help      HELP          MSH2 Grammar                   WDGR          WDGE MS Spelling               SACM          MSSP MS Thesaurus              MSTH          MSIT US English Dictionary     HMGD          WDGE US English Grammar        WDGD          WDGE US English Hyphenation    WPRD          MSWD US English Thesaurus      MSTF          MSIT Normal                    WTBN          MSWD Word 3.x                  WDBN          MSWD MacWrite                  WORD          MACA MacWrite II 1.x           MW20          MWII RTF                       TEXT          MSWD RFT-DCA                   BINA          MSWD Stationery                W6BN          MSWD Text Only                 TEXT          MSWD Text Only w/Line Breaks   TEXT          MSWD Text w/Layout             WDEC          MSWD Word for Windows 1        BINA          MSWD Word for Windows 2        BINA          MSWD Word for MS-DOS           BINA          MSWD Works for Mac 2.0         RWWP          PSI2 WordPerfect 5.0           TEXT          mdos WordPerfect 5.1           TEXT          mdos Microsoft Cue Cards       APPL          MSCC MS Thesaurus              MSTH          MSIT

Word 5.0
  File format                File type     Creator type -  Word Application           APPL          MSWD Word Settings             WSET          MSWD Glossary                  GLOS          MSWD Custom Dictionary         WDCD          WDSE Convertor PIM             WDEC          MSWD Equation Editor PIM       APPL          MSMT Find File PIM             WDIC          WDEF Grammar PIM               WDIC          WDGE Mail PIM                  WDIC          WDMM Picture PIM               WDIC          WDPE Spelling PIM              WDIC          WDSE Symbol PIM                WDIC          WDIS Thesaurus PIM             WDIC          MSIT US English Dictionary     WDSD          WDSE US English Grammar        WDGD          WDGE US English Hyphenation    WPRD          MSWD US English Thesaurus      MSTF          MSIT Voice Annotation PIM      WDIC          Yo!! Normal                    WDBN          MSWD Word 3.x                  WDBN          MSWD MacWrite                  WORD          MACA MacWrite II 1.x           MW20          MWII RTF                       TEXT          MSWD RFT-DCA                   BINA          MSWD Stationery                WDBN          MSWD Text Only                 TEXT          MSWD Text Only w/Line Breaks   TEXT          MSWD Text w/Layout             TEXT          MSWD Word for Windows 1        BINA          MSWD Word for Windows 2        BINA          MSWD Word for MS-DOS           BINA          MSWD Works for Mac 2.0         RWWP          PSI2 WordPerfect 5.0           TEXT          mdos WordPerfect 5.1           TEXT          mdos

Word 4.0
  File format                File type     Creator type -  MacWrite                   WORD          MACA Normal                    WDBN          MSWD RTF                       TEXT          MSWD Text Only                 TEXT          MSWD Text with Line Breaks     TEXT          MSWD Word (MS-DOS)             WDBN          MSWD Word 1.0/Microsoft Works  WDBN          MSWD Word 3.0/Microsoft Write  WDBN          MSWD

Word 3.0x
  File format                File type     Creator type -  MacWrite                   WORD          MACA Normal                    WDBN          MSWD RTF                       TEXT          MSWD Text Only                 TEXT          MSWD Text with Line Breaks     TEXT          MSWD Word (MS-DOS)             WDBN          MSWD Word 1.0/Microsoft Works  WDBN          MSWD

Word 1.0x
  Application and support file format       File type     Creator type -  Word Application           APPL          WORD   User document file format               File type     Creator type -  Normal                     WDBN          WORD Text                      TEXT          WORD NOTE: Although Word versions 3.x and 4.0 have the same file types and creators, the file format for Word 4.0 is different. Consequently, Word 4.0 can read Word 3.x documents; however, Word 4.0 documents must be saved using the Word 3.0/Microsoft Write format for Word 3.x to read them correctly.

Additional query words: mswdproof resedit

Keywords : kbinterop macword98 macword wordconvert

Issue type :

Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordMSearch