Microsoft KB Archive/161739

= OFF97: Sections Created by Unbind.exe not Readable on the Mac =

Article ID: 161739

Article Last Modified on 7/15/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office Binder 97
 * MSPRESS Microsoft Office 97 Resource Kit
 * Microsoft Office 4.2 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Office 4.21 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Office 4.21 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Office 4.21 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q161739



SYMPTOMS
If you unbind a Microsoft Office Binder 97 file using the Macintosh version of Unbind.exe included in the Office Resource Kit 97, you may be unable to open the individual sections in Microsoft Office programs for the Macintosh.



CAUSE
The file formats of the sections in the binder are not compatible with the Microsoft Office for the Macintosh programs.



RESOLUTION
To use the sections contained in an Office Binder 97 file on the Macintosh, do the following:
 * 1) On a computer running either Windows 95 or Windows NT (version 3.51 or 4.0), unbind the binder using the Windows version of Unbind.exe included with the Office Resource Kit 97.
 * 2) Open each section in its respective Office 97 program.
 * 3) Save the sections in an earlier version file format; for example, save a Microsoft Excel section in the Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 file format and save a Word section in the Word 6.0/95 file format.
 * 4) Copy these converted files to your Macintosh.

You should be able to open the converted files in their respective Microsoft Office for the Macintosh programs.

Note The Microsoft Office 97 programs include features that are not available in earlier versions of the programs. When you save a file in an earlier version format, you may lose some of these features.



MORE INFORMATION
The Microsoft Office Resource Kit 97 contains two utilities for unbinding binder documents: Unbind.hqx for the Macintosh and Unbind.exe for Windows. These utilities are located in the following folders in the Office Resource Kit:

\Tools\Unbind\Mac\Unbind.hqx

\Tools\Unbind\Windows\Unbind.exe

To use the Unbind program on the Macintosh, you must convert it from the .hqx (BinHex) file format using a converter program such as BinHex, StuffIt, or Compact Pro.

Additional query words: OFF97 ORK 8.00 97

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprint kbsetup kb3rdparty KB161739

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