Word 6.0 for Windows Converter Kit Missing WRD6CONV.DOC |
Q108248
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0
SYMPTOMS
The Word 6.0 for Windows Converter Kit cover letter references a document named WRD6CONV.DOC as containing a complete list of Word 6.0 for Windows formatting features that did not exist in Word 2.0 and will not be retained in conversion.
The cover letter indicates this document is installed with the converter. However, this document actually is not installed with the converter and is not included with the converter kit.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This cover letter is included in a later version of Microsoft Word.
WORKAROUND
If you have access to Word 6.0 for Windows, to access the information meant to appear in WRD6CONV.DOC, double-click the Help button on the Standard toolbar, and then type readme. Press ENTER twice, choose File Conversion, choose Conversion Limitations, and observe the "Converting from Microsoft Word 6.0 to Microsoft Word 2.x" topic.
For users that have access only to Word 2.x for Windows, this information has been reproduced in the MORE INFORMATION section below:
MORE INFORMATION
Word 6.0 reads all previous formats of Word for Windows directly. This section discusses problems or limitations that may arise when converting Word 6.0 documents into Word 2.0 format, either by saving as Word for Windows 2.0 format or by reading the Word for Windows 6.0 document into Word 2.0.
Word 6.0
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Feature Word 2.0 Comments
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Character Formatting:
Superscript/Subscript N/S This property is emulated with
raised/lowered.
Expand/Condense Yes Word 6.0 supports finer control
over this. The value is rounded to
the closest value Word 2.0
supports.
Underline Yes Dotted-underline formatting is not
supported in Word 2.0
Kerning N/S Not a feature of Word 2.0
Paragraph Formatting:
Borders, shading See comment Word 6.0 has more borders and
shading options than Word 2.0.
Word 6.0 borders are mapped to the
closest approximation in Word 2.0.
Other Features:
Cell borders, shading See comment Word 6.0 has more borders and
shading options than Word 2.0.
Word 6.0 borders are mapped to the
closest approximation in Word 2.0.
Fields See comment Word 6.0 has additional fields and
field switches. These are
preserved in conversion along with
the current results. If these
fields are updated, the results
may be lost. Reopening the file in
Word 6.0 and updating the fields
will restore the result.
Drawing Layer No All drawn objects are lost.
Form Fields See comment Results of text fields are
displayed. Other form fields and
bar code fields have no result to
display.
Styles See comment Word 2.0 allows only 223 user-
defined styles. Style numbers
greater than that and style
references to them are not
retained, although the formatting
is.
Endnotes Yes All footnotes and endnotes are
retained, but they are merged into
one continuous stream.
Bullets/Numbering Yes Automatic bullets and numbers are
converted to plain text.
Character Styles No Style definitions are lost,
although formatting is retained.
Bar Tabs No
Mail Merge See comment When opening Word 6.0 documents in
Word 2.0, mail merge documents
(main documents, header sources,
and data sources) lose their
association with each other. This
association can be restored by
running Print Merge again.
Master Documents No Master documents lose the contents
and association with the
subdocuments. Subdocuments are
automatically converted into
separate files if you save as Word
2.0. Reading in Word 6.0 files
will only convert the master
document.
Revision marks See comment Multiple author/color revision
marks convert to single color.
Variable-width Columns N/S Variable-width columns are mapped
to equal-width columns.
Bookmarks & References See comment Word 6.0 allows greater
flexibility in naming bookmarks.
These are converted as closely as
possible along with the
corresponding references.
Page Numbering See comment Word 6.0 has more page numbering
options than Word 2.0. These are
mapped to the closest alternative
in Word 2.0
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Last Reviewed: November 4, 2000 |
