Microsoft KB Archive/36409

Supported Word Processing File Formats in WinWord 1.0 PSS ID Number: Q36409 Article last modified on 08-08-1993 PSS database name: APpsConV

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Summary:

Microsoft Word for Windows version 1.0 supports reading from and writing to several word processing file formats.

Files can be imported by choosing Open from the File menu and selecting Insert File, or by using the INCLUDE field instruction. The Word for Windows Normal file format can be converted to any of the following file formats by specifying the desired format in the File Format field of the Save As dialog box (accessible by choosing Save as from the File menu).

Supported Read and Write Formats

 * DCA-RFT (IBM Revisable-Form Text Document Content Architecture, read and written by IBM DisplayWrite and DisplayWriter, among others)
 * Microsoft Windows Write
 * Microsoft Word for Windows Normal file format
 * Microsoft Word for Windows Template
 * Microsoft Word for MS-DOS versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5
 * Microsoft Word for Macintosh (via RTF)
 * Microsoft Works for DOS word processing files
 * MultiMate versions 3.3, Advantage (3.6), and Advantage II (3.7)
 * RTF (Microsoft Rich Text Format)
 * Text Only (ANSI)
 * Text Only (PC-8)
 * Text Only with line breaks (ANSI)
 * Text Only with line breaks (PC-8)
 * WordPerfect versions 4.1, 4.2, and 5.0
 * WordStar versions 3.3, 3.4, 3.45, 4.0 (Professional), 5.0, and 5.5

Note: When using an INCLUDE field to insert the contents of a file, the must be used to specify the appropriate Word for Windows file converter (DLL) for all formats other than RTF, Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, or Microsoft Windows Write. If this switch is not used, Word inserts the file’s contents as plain text.

Reference(s):

“Microsoft Word for Windows User’s Reference,” version 1.0, pages 46-47 and 160-162

“File Save As Dialog Box” online Help topic

Additional reference words: textconv

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