Microsoft KB Archive/183139

= WD98: Limitations of Converting from WordPerfect 5.x to Word 98 =

Article ID: 183139

Article Last Modified on 5/14/2007

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 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition, you can use the WordPerfect 5.x converter to open WordPerfect 5.x for Windows or MS-DOS documents. Word 98 does not include a WordPerfect 6.x converter or a WordPerfect version 2 or 3 for the Macintosh converter.

Additionally, you cannot save a Word 98 document in WordPerfect 6.x format. However, you can save the Word 98 document in WordPerfect 5.x format and then open the WordPerfect 5.x document in WordPerfect 6.x.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table lists features that are partially supported, are not supported, or that require some comment. Yes            The feature converted from WordPerfect 5.x to Word 98.

Not Supported  The feature is not supported in one of the products.

See Comment    The feature is partially supported. Refer to the Comments for additional information.

WordPerfect 5.x  Feature           to Word 98           Comments -         -

Strikeout        Yes                  Strikeout becomes strikethrough and redlining                         formatting in Word; redlining becomes tracked changes in Word

Kerning          Yes

Word and         Not supported letter spacing

Hidden text      Yes

[Center],        Yes                  Center and Flush Right codes convert to center- and right- [Flsh Rgt]                            aligned tabs

Back tabs        See comment          Back tabs that are preceded by                                          text are not converted

Default tabs     See comment          Trailing default tabs at the ends of lines are not converted

Tab leaders      See comment          Dot, dash, and underscore tab leaders are converted to the same tab leaders in Word. All other tab leaders become dot leaders in                                         Word

Keep Text        Yes Together properties

Leading          Not supported adjustment between lines, baselines

Paragraph        Yes                  Paragraph margins are converted to margins left and right paragraph indents in Word

Spacing between  Yes                  Spacing between paragraphs becomes paragraphs Spacing After paragraph format in Word

Styles           See comment          From WordPerfect to Word, styles containing paragraph formatting codes convert to paragraph styles. WordPerfect styles containing only character formatting convert to character styles in Word. Text contained in                                         a style is converted as normal text

Advance          Yes                  Advance codes are converted to                                          ADVANCE fields in Word. Advance codes that move text upward on a                                         page cannot be fully emulated in                                          Word

Bookmarks        Yes

Borders and fill Not supported (for column and  page)

Captions         Not supported

Chapter and      Not supported volume numbers

Comments         Yes                  Word does not retain comments in                                          headers, footers, footnotes, and endnotes

Cross-references Not supported        Retained as plain text in   and hypertext                          Word links

Descriptive Name Not Supported        To retain the Descriptive Name, use the WordPerfect 5.x converter which will save the Descriptive Name into the Title field of the document properties.

Drop caps        Not supported

Equations        See comment          Equations are converted as                                          editable equation objects. Equation fields are not converted

Footnotes        Yes                  Custom footnote marks are converted to automatically numbered marks. If the numbering format of notes is changed in a                                         document, the notes numbered with the new format are converted as                                         custom notes

Footnote         See comment          Footnote references are converted references                            properly in most cases. However, because of hidden codes in the converted file, font and style conversion is not supported.

Indexes and      Not supported        Indexes and lists are retained as   lists                                  plain text in Word.

Insert Filename  Yes

Labels and       Not supported        Text of labels is retained in   barcodes                               Word

Line numbers     Not supported

Macros           Not supported

Margins          Yes                  WordPerfect margins are measured from the top and bottom edge of                                         the page to the top of the header and bottom of the footer, respectively. Word margins are measured from the paper's edge to                                         body text. The conversion adjusts the margins to preserve page layout. If margins do not convert correctly, click Page Setup on                                         the File menu, click the Margins tab, select the options you want, and then click OK.

Master           See comment          Links to subdocuments, indexes, documents,                            and table of contents may be lost subdocuments

Merge codes      Not supported        Merge constructs and macros are lost when converting to Word

Outline,         Yes                  All are converted to numbers in   paragraph                              Word Numbering

Page features    See comment          Center page and page binding are (center page,                         supported   page binding,   and subdivide   pages)

Parallel columns See comment          Parallel columns convert to                                          tables

Table vertical   Yes cell merge and cell alignment

Text boxes/lines See comment          Some text boxes and lines convert to Word drawing layer objects. Drawing layer objects are visible only in page layout view, print preview, and when printed. Graphics boxes that are anchored to a page or paragraph, have wrap-around text, and are located in tables, parallel columns, or headers/footers are converted to boxes with wrap through in Word. In most cases, these boxes become drawing layer objects in Word. Graphic lines become solid lines. Text that is                                         tight-wrapped around a graphic becomes square-wrapped.

Watermarks       See comment          If watermarks are part of the header or footer, most types will be converted to PICT

WordPerfect      Yes                  If the WordPerfect fonts characters                            containing the characters are available on the system, all the characters are converted. If one or more of these fonts are not available, some characters may not be converted.

Third Party Converters
MacLink Plus by DataViz reportedly has a converter for WordPerfect versions 2 and 3 for the Macintosh. This article does not discuss possible conversion results from that product. MacLink Plus is a translation (converter) library that allows conversion between Word for Windows, Word for MS-DOS, Word for the Macintosh, and a large number of third-party products. For more information, contact DataViz at:

DataViz

55 Corporate Drive

Trumbell, CT 06611

Phone: (203) 268-0030

Fax: (203) 268-4345

Web Site: http://www.dataviz.com

The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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