Microsoft KB Archive/49306

WD: Converting Word Files to WordPerfect Files

PSS ID Number: Q49306 Article last modified on 11-25-1998

MACINTOSH: 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1 == 

= SUMMARY =

This article describes how to convert Microsoft Word for the Macintosh files to WordPerfect-compatible files.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Use the appropriate method below.

Microsoft Word Versions 5.x and 6.x to WordPerfect Version 5.0 or 5.1
  In Microsoft Word, click Save As on the File menu.   In the Save File As Type list box, click to select either WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.1.   In the Save Current Document As box, type the name of your file. Click Save.   Use any available method to copy the file to a PC formatted disk. This can include: PC Exchange, Apple File Exchange, or any number of commercial applications available to copy the file to a PC formatted disk. For more information on copying files to a PC formatted disk, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q95228 TITLE : Transferring Files Between Macintosh and MS-DOS 

Microsoft Word 5.0 to WordPerfect Versions 4.x
  In Microsoft Word, click Save As on the File menu. </li>  In the Save File As Type list box, click Interchange Format (RTF). </li>  In the Save Current Document As box, type the name of your file and click Save. </li>  Start Apple File Exchange. </li>  Insert an MS-DOS-formatted disk in the Macintosh disk drive. </li>  Under the list box on the right, click the Drive button until the name of your hard drive appears above that list box. The menu at the top of the screen should read Mac To Mac. </li>  On the Mac To Mac menu, choose the RTF/WordPerfect 4.x translator. Note: This translator is not included with the Word 5.0 converters. You will need to install it from the Microsoft Word version 4.0 Utilities 2 disk. Copy it to the folder where your Apple File Exchange program is located. If you do not have access to a Word 4.0 Utilities 2 disk, you can get the translator by calling Microsoft Product Support Services at (425) 635-7200. </li>  In the list box on the left, select the name of the file you want to translate. Click the Translate button. </li>  Click the Drive button below the list box on the right until the name of the MS-DOS-formatted disk appears above it. The menu at the top of the screen should now read Mac To MS-DOS. </li>  On the Mac To MS-DOS menu, make sure that Default Translation is the only item selected. </li>  In the list box with the name of your Macintosh hard drive above it, select the file you translated from RTF to WordPerfect (this file should now have the .WP1 or .WP2 extension after the file name). Click Translate. </li></ol>

Word Version 4.0 to WordPerfect 4.x or 5.0
When using Apple File Exchange and the WordPerfect 4.x/RTF or 5.0/RTF scripts, you must first use the RTF-to-WordPerfect translator to translate the file. Once the file is translated from Rich Text Format (RTF), use the Default Translation option to transfer the document to an MS-DOS-formatted disk.

The document appears on the Macintosh hard drive as <document_name>.wp1, <document_name>.wp2, or <document_name>.wp5 (depending on whether WordPerfect 4.1, WordPerfect 4.2, or WordPerfect 5.0 was selected). You can then transfer this file to an MS-DOS-formatted disk by choosing Default Translation from the Mac To MS-DOS file menu in Apple File Exchange or by using another file transfer method.

= Additional query words: Word Perfect AFE rich text Apple File Exchange =

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbinterop macword Version : MACINTOSH: 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1 Platform : MACINTOSH Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.