Microsoft KB Archive/172498

= WD: Information About the EditConversionOptions Macro =

Article ID: 172498

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q172498



SUMMARY
The EditConversionOptions macro enables you to set text and graphic converter filter options from within Microsoft Word. Once the option is set by using this macro, the saving and/or opening of a foreign file format, such as a Text with Layout, in Microsoft Word will use a file called MSTXTCNV.INI in the Windows folder. The EditConversionOptions macro is found in a template that ships with Microsoft Word. For information about how to access this macro, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

For Word 97
162490 WD97: How to Access Sample Macros for Word 97



MORE INFORMATION
The following information describes the conversion filter's options found within the EditConversionOptions macro and gives a description of what each option does.

For Word 6.x
The macro EDITCONVERSIONOPTIONS is contained in the file called CONVERT.DOT.  CONVERSION      SETTING                      EXPLANATION

- RFT-DCA

AbsLineSpacing=No      Single line spacing differs in Word and RFT-DCA formats. In RFT-DCA format, single line spacing specifies a line density of 6 lines per inch. In Word, single line spacing sets spacing to accommodate the tallest character in each line. Choose "Yes" to emulate RFT-DCA line spacing as closely as possible by                                      converting to Exact line spacing in                                       Word. Leave setting as "No" to                                      convert line spacing as single.

StrikeThrough         Type the character to be used to                                      emulate the strikethrough format of                                      Word when saving as RFT-DCA format. Any ANSI character greater than 33 and less than 127 can be used. The default setting is the ANSI hyphen character.

Tab=DecimalTab        Enter "CommaTab" to convert Word decimal tabs to comma tabs when saving as RFT-DCA format. Leave setting as "DecimalTab" to convert decimal tab to RFT-DCA decimal tabs.

TranslateBeta=German  Enter "Greek" to translate the ANSI Beta character to the Greek Beta character when saving as RFT-DCA format. Leave setting as "German" to                                     translate the Beta character to the German ess-set character.

Variant=DW4Z          Enter "5520" to write special RFT-DCA constructs if you are saving to                                     RFT-DCA format for use in a 5520 environment. Leave as "DW4Z" if you do not plan to use the RFT-DCA file in a 5520 environment.

- Text with Layout

CharMaps=a,a          Enter a Word character followed by a                                      comma and the character you want to                                      map this Word character to when saving as Text with Layout. Multiple mappings are separated by a                                     semicolon. For example, a, b, and c                                     can be mapped to A, B, and C by                                      specifying "a,A;b,B;c,C". The neutral default setting of "a,a" is provided as a syntax example.

Width=80              Enter a value between 1 and 80 characters to specify the absolute maximum number of characters that can appear on one line when saving as                                     Text with Layout. Specifying a lesser value allows full lines to be                                     displayed on screens which display fewer than 80 characters per line. If                                     the formatting in your Word document allows fewer characters per line, document formatting takes precedence over this setting.

PointSize=24          Enter a point size to control the number of characters that fit per line. Specifying a value less than 12 allows more characters to fit on                                     each line, and can be used to prevent premature line wrapping in a text file.

- Word for MS-DOS 3.0-6.0

ConvertMerge=Yes      Choose "No" to convert Word for MS-DOS chevron characters (ASCII 174                                     and 175) as normal text. Leave setting as "Yes" to recognize sets of                                     left and right chevron characters as                                      merge field delimiters and to convert them to Word for Windows as mail merge fields.

MWINI=No              Enter the full path to the directory location of the Word for MS-DOS MW.INI initialization file to use the variable settings contained in this file (for example, default language,                                     tab-steps, and margins) for conversion. This file is not required for conversion. Leave setting as "No" if you do not want to use this file during conversion.

MirrorOriginal=No     Choose "Yes" to optimize visual fidelity at the possible expense of                                     editability when converting a Word for MS-DOS document to Word for Windows. Leave setting as "No" to                                     optimize conversion for editability.

NewSectForHdrFtr=Yes  Word for MS-DOS allows definition of                                      headers and footers beginning on any page in a section. Word for Windows only allows definition of headers and footers to begin on the first or                                     second page of a section. Choose "No" to convert headers and footers as                                     normal text at the start of a                                      section. Leave setting as "Yes" to                                     insert continuous section breaks at                                      the locations where new headers and footers are defined.

PCWordLayout=Yes      Default line spacing and treatment of                                      superscript/subscript text relative to line spacing in Word for Windows differs from that applied in Word for MS-DOS. Choose "No" to convert document so that it reflects Word for Windows look and feel as closely as                                     possible. Leave setting as "Yes" to                                     emulate the original Word for MS-DOS line spacing layout as closely as                                     possible.

StyleDialog=Yes       Choose "No" to retain all Word for MS-DOS style information as direct formatting when converting to Word for Windows. Leave setting as "Yes" to display a dialog box during conversion that prompts for the location of a style sheet when the style sheet originally attached to                                     the Word for MS-DOS document cannot be found.

TabsInHangInd=Yes     Choose "No" to convert Word for MS-DOS paragraphs with hanging indents literally when converting to                                     Word for Windows. Leave setting as                                     "Yes" to modify tabs in hanging indents to more accurately reflect original Word for MS-DOS layout.

- Word for Macintosh 4.0-5.1

ConvertMerge=Yes      Choose "No" to convert Word for MS-DOS chevron characters (ASCII 174                                     and 175) as normal text. Leave setting as "Yes" to recognize sets of                                     left and right chevron characters as                                      merge field delimiters and to convert them to Word for Windows as mail merge fields.

FontDialog=Yes        Choose "No" to suppress display of a                                      dialog box prompting whether you want to use custom font-mapping file when saving from Word for Windows as Word for the Macintosh 4.0 format. Leave setting as "Yes" to allow the dialog box to be displayed during conversion.

RetainInclude=Yes     Choose "No" to retain only results of                                      a Word for Windows INCLUDETEXT field when saving as Word for the Macintosh format. Leave setting as "Yes" to                                     convert the INCLUDETEXT field to an                                      equivalent Word for the Macintosh <> instructions.

- Works for MS-DOS

ConvertMerge=Yes      Choose "No" to convert Word for MS-DOS chevron characters (ASCII 174                                     and 175) as normal text. Leave setting as "Yes" to recognize sets of                                     left and right chevron characters as                                      merge field delimiters and to convert them to Word for Windows as mail merge fields.

- WordPerfect Graphics Filter

RetainBackground=0    Clearing the value removes the background from WPG images. Setting the value to "1" retains background color. Removing the background color often improves image clarity.

- WordPerfect 5.x

DisplayWPGDialog=No   Clearing the value suppresses a                                      dialog box that shows the progress of individual WPG graphics as they are converted during document conversion. Setting the value to                                     "Yes" displays this dialog box during conversion of files containing WPG graphics.

FavourAppearance=Yes  Clearing the value allows small formatting changes, such as                                     condensing fully justified text when importing WordPerfect documents, to                                     mimic the original documents appearance. Setting the value to "No" suppresses the formatting changes.

For Word 7.x
The macro EDITCONVERSIONOPTIONS is contained in the file called CONVERT7.DOT.

All of the settings from Word 6.x apply, with one additional setting as follows:  CONVERSION      SETTING                      EXPLANATION

- WordPerfect 6.x

DisplayWPGDialog=No   Clearing the value suppresses a                                      dialog box that shows the progress of individual WPG graphics as they are converted during document conversion. Setting the value to                                     "Yes" displays this dialog box during conversion of files containing WPG graphics.

For Word 97
The macro EDITCONVERSIONOPTIONS is contained in the file called CONVERT8.WIZ.

  Computer Graphics Metafile ShowOptionsDialog=No FontMap=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared ResourceDirectory=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared LogFile=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared   GIF (Export) ShowProgresDialog=Yes ShowMetafileBackgroundTransparent=No SetMetafileBackgroundTransparent=No   GIF (Import) ShowProgresDialog=Yes\   JPEG File Interchange Format (Export) ShowProgresDialog=Yes   JPEG File Interchange Format (Import) ShowProgresDialog=Yes </li>  Kodak Photo CD            ShowOptionsDialog=Yes ShowProgresDialog=Yes DefaultResolution=512x768 ColorDepth=24-Bit </li>  Macintosh PICT ShowProgresDialog=Yes </li>  PC Paintbrush ShowProgresDialog=Yes </li>  Portable Network Graphics (Export) ShowProgresDialog=Yes ShowMetafileBackgroundTransparent=No SetMetafileBackgroundTransparent=No </li>  Portable Network Graphics (Import) ShowProgresDialog=Yes </li>  Tagged Image File Format ShowProgresDialog=Yes </li>  Targa ShowProgresDialog=Yes </li> Text with Layout Note: The Text with Layout options are not available through this macro. Please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

172385 WD97: Text With Layout Not Listed In EditConversionOptions

</li>  Windows Bitmaps ShowProgresDialog=Yes </li>  Word 4.0-5.1 for Macintosh <pre class="fixed_text">           ConvertMerge=Yes          Choose "No" to convert Word for MS-DOS chevron characters (ASCII 174                                     and 175) as normal text. Leave setting as "Yes" to recognize sets of                                     left and right chevron characters as                                      merge field delimiters and to convert them to Word for Windows as mail merge fields. </li>  Word 4.0 for Macintosh <pre class="fixed_text">           FontDialog=Yes            Choose "No" to suppress display of a                                      dialog box prompting whether you want to use custom font-mapping file when saving from Word for Windows as Word for the Macintosh 4.0 format. Leave setting as "Yes" to allow the dialog box to be displayed during conversion.

RetainInclude=Yes        Choose "No" to retain only results of                                      a Word for Windows INCLUDETEXT field when saving as Word for the Macintosh format. Leave setting as "Yes" to                                     convert the INCLUDETEXT field to an                                      equivalent Word for the Macintosh <<INCLUDE>> instructions. </li>  Word 5.0 for Macintosh <pre class="fixed_text">           FontDialog=Yes            Choose "No" to suppress display of a                                      dialog box prompting whether you want to use custom font-mapping file when saving from Word for Windows as Word for the Macintosh 4.0 format. Leave setting as "Yes" to allow the dialog box to be displayed during conversion.

RetainInclude=Yes        Choose "No" to retain only results of                                      a Word for Windows INCLUDETEXT field when saving as Word for the Macintosh format. Leave setting as "Yes" to                                     convert the INCLUDETEXT field to an                                      equivalent Word for the Macintosh <<INCLUDE>> instructions. </li>  Word 5.1 for Macintosh <pre class="fixed_text">           FontDialog=Yes            Choose "No" to suppress display of a                                      dialog box prompting whether you want to use custom font-mapping file when saving from Word for Windows as Word for the Macintosh 4.0 format. Leave setting as "Yes" to allow the dialog box to be displayed during conversion.

RetainInclude=Yes        Choose "No" to retain only results of                                      a Word for Windows INCLUDETEXT field when saving as Word for the Macintosh format. Leave setting as "Yes" to                                     convert the INCLUDETEXT field to an                                      equivalent Word for the Macintosh <<INCLUDE>> instructions. </li>  WordPerfect 5.x <pre class="fixed_text">           DisplayWPGDialog=No       Clearing the value suppresses a                                      dialog box that shows the progress of individual WPG graphics as they are converted during document conversion. Setting the value to                                     "Yes" displays this dialog box during conversion of files containing WPG graphics.

FavourAppearance=Yes     Clearing the value allows small formatting changes, such as                                     condensing fully justified text when importing WordPerfect documents, to                                     mimic the original documents appearance. Setting this value to                                     "No" suppresses the formatting changes.

FavourSequenceFields=Yes </li>  WordPerfect 6.x <pre class="fixed_text">           DisplayWPGDialog=No       Clearing the value suppresses a                                      dialog box that shows the progress of individual WPG graphics as they are converted during document conversion. Setting the value to                                     "Yes" displays this dialog box during conversion of files containing WPG graphics. </li>  WordPerfect Graphics <pre class="fixed_text">           RetainBackground=0        Clearing the value removes the background from WPG images. Setting the value to "1" retains background color. Removing the background color often improves image clarity. </li></ul>

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