Microsoft KB Archive/116265

SCC’s “Outside In” Document Viewing / Conversion Solution PSS ID Number: Q116265 Article last modified on 11-01-1994 PSS database name: CONVERT

2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c 6.00 6.00a WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

Outside In for Windows allows viewing and conversion of files from several foreign file formats into Word via the Windows Clipboard. Outside In can be installed for access from a Word for Windows menu. For more information on Outside In’s viewing, import, printing, and integration capabilities, see the “More Information” section below. As of June 13, 1994, the current version of Outside In for Windows is version 2.1. File Formats supported by Outside In version 2.1 include:

Text Formats

 * ASCII
 * DCA-FFT
 * DCA-RFT
 * DEC WPS Plus (DX)
 * RTF (Rich Text Format)
 * Ami / Ami Pro
 * DisplayWrite
 * Enable
 * First Choice
 * Framework
 * IBM Writing Assistant
 * Just Write
 * Legacy
 * MacWrite II
 * Manuscript
 * MASS 11
 * Microsoft Windows Write
 * Microsoft Word for Windows
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word for MS-DOS
 * Microsoft Works for Windows
 * Microsoft Works for the Macintosh
 * Microsoft Works for MS-DOS
 * MultiMate
 * Navy DIF
 * Nota Bene
 * Office Writer
 * PC-File/PC-File+
 * PFS:Write
 * Professional Write for Windows
 * Professional Write for DOS
 * Q&A
 * Samna Word
 * Signature
 * SmartWare II
 * Sprint
 * Total Word
 * Volkswriter
 * Wang PC
 * WordMARC
 * WordPerfect for Windows
 * WordPerfect for the Macintosh
 * WordPerfect for DOS
 * WordStar for Windows
 * WordStar for DOS
 * WordStar 2000
 * XyWrite

Spreadsheet Formats

 * Enable
 * First Choice
 * Framework
 * Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows
 * Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS
 * Lotus Symphony
 * Microsoft Excel
 * Microsoft Works for Windows
 * Microsoft Works for the Macintosh
 * Microsoft Works for MS-DOS
 * Mosaic Twin
 * Quattro Pro
 * PFS:Professional Plus
 * SuperCalc
 * SmartWare II
 * VP Planner 3D

Database Formats

 * Access
 * dBXL
 * dBASE
 * DataEase
 * Enable
 * First Choice
 * FoxBase
 * Framework
 * Microsoft Works for Windows
 * Microsoft Works for the Macintosh
 * Microsoft Works for MS-DOS
 * Paradox for Windows
 * Paradox for DOS
 * Professional File
 * Q&A
 * R:Base
 * Reflex
 * SmartWare II

Graphics Formats

 * AmiDraw
 * BMP
 * CorelDraw
 * Cursor
 * EPS
 * FaxGroup 3
 * Freelance Graphics
 * GIF
 * Harvard Graphics (DOS)
 * HPGL
 * Icon
 * IMG
 * Lotus PIC
 * Mac PICT
 * MacPaint
 * Micrografx Designer
 * Micrografx Draw
 * PCX
 * RLE
 * Targa
 * TIFF
 * Windows Metafile
 * WPG

Additional Formats

 * DLL
 * EXE
 * ZIP

= MORE INFORMATION =

According to Systems Compatibility Corporation:


 * Outside In allows viewing of files with formatting intact without need for access to the original application. Outside in automatically identifies the file type. (Identification is based on the contents of the file, not the filename or extension.) Files display with font, indents, tab stops, character formatting, and several other features intact. Bitmap images can be enlarged or rotated. OLE objects, graphics, and tables in word processing files can be viewed.
 * Outside can also view the directory of files in a PKZip ZIP file archive and a particular zipped filename can be selected and its contents viewed without unzipping the entire archive ZIP file.
 * Outside In can be used to bring file contents into Word for editing. Outside In uses the Windows Clipboard and all of its Paste Special functionality (including RTF) to allow pasting of information from a file being viewed in Word with formatting intact.
 * Outside in provides the ability to print files or sections of files without using the original application. You can also print non- contiguous cells or fields to create reports from spreadsheets and database files.
 * In addition to working as a stand-alone program, Outside In integrates with Word for Windows and Microsoft Mail. It allows viewing of e-mail attachments directly from a message without saving the file to disk.

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