Microsoft KB Archive/72124

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WD: Converting Between Xerox Ventura Publisher 3.0 and Word

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Q72124

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 2.0c-CD, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.1a
 * Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, versions 5.0, 5.x, 6.0

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SUMMARY
The following article discusses how to convert documents between Microsoft Word and Ventura Publisher.

MORE INFORMATION
Xerox Corporation's Ventura Publisher version 3.0 for MS-DOS, Macintosh, Windows, and OS/2 provides limited support for reading and writing Microsoft Word for MS-DOS format. Word for MS-DOS format can subsequently be used as an interim format to convert between Ventura Publisher and Microsoft Word for Windows and Microsoft Word for the Macintosh because both products directly read and write Word for MS-DOS format. None of the Word family of products directly supports reading of or writing to Ventura Publisher format.

Ventura Publisher automatically converts only the following character attributes to or from Word for MS-DOS format:

"Bold, superscript, subscript, strikethrough, underline, optional hyphen, and nonbreaking space character attributes"

Steps for Exporting from Ventura Publisher to Microsoft Word for MS-DOS

 * 1) Click the Selection tool (the arrow) in Ventura Publisher.
 * 2) Select the page or frame that contains the text file to be converted.
 * 3) On the Frame menu, click File Type/Rename.
 * 4) In the dialog box that appears, enter a new filename with a .doc file extension in the New Name field. Specify &quot;MS Word&quot; as the text format.
 * 5) Click OK to save the file.

A third-party vendor service or software package may make it possible to retain a greater portion of document formatting when converting between Ventura and Microsoft Word products. For more information about third-party conversion solutions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q174813 WD: Third-Party Conversion Solutions" The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.