Microsoft KB Archive/137606

WD6X: Can’t Export Word 6.0 Document to Word 4.0 or 5.0

PSS ID Number: Q137606 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 == Microsoft Office for the Macintosh, versions 4.2, 4.21 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

You cannot convert a Word 6.0 document to a Word 4.0 or 5.0 document. However, you can import Word 4.0 or 5.0 documents into Word 6.0.

= CAUSE =

This problem may occur if the Word 4.x-5.x export converter is damaged, missing, or not installed. If you chose a typical installation, this converter was not installed. This converter is not necessary for opening Word 4.x or 5.x documents into Word 6.0 for the Macintosh. Word 6.0 recognizes these formats without the use of an external converter.

= RESOLUTION =

Rerun Setup to install the Word 4.x-5.x converter.

= MORE INFORMATION =

A Word 6.0 for the Macintosh converter is available that allows Word 5.x users to open documents in Word 6.0 format. For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q105319 TITLE : WD: How to Obtain a Word 6.x/7.0 Converter for MacWord 5.x Users

ARTICLE-ID: Q119461 TITLE : WD6X: Supported Foreign File Formats in Word 6 for the Macintosh

= REFERENCES =

“Microsoft Word Quick Results,” version 6.0. Document number WB60463-0794, pages 15-16.

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