Article ID: 157091
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q157091
SUMMARY
This article describes how to open a Word 97 document in an earlier version of Word for Windows or in an earlier version of Word for the Macintosh.
NOTE: Word 97 for Windows documents open directly in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition.
MORE INFORMATION
Windows
The best way to open a Word 97 document in an earlier version of Word for Windows is to use the Word 97-2000 Import Converter.
NOTE: Word 97 does not have an import converter for Word 2.0 for Windows and earlier.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
162214 WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-2000 Import Converter
Macintosh
The best way to open a Word 97 for Windows document in an earlier version of Word for the Macintosh is to use the Word 97-98-2000 Import Converter.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
184128 WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-98-2000 Converter
METHODS FOR CONVERSION
Method 1: Save the Document as Word 6.0/95
NOTE: If you want to open your Word 97 document in Word 2.x for Windows, use either Method 2 or Method 3.
In Word 97, follow these steps to save the document using the Microsoft Word 6.0/95 converter:
- Open the document in Word 97.
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- In the Save As Type list, select Word 6.0/95 (*.doc).
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
162602 WD97: Questions About Saving in the Word 6.0/95 File Format
Method 2: Save the Document as Rich Text Format (*.rtf)
In Word 97, follow these steps to save the document using the Rich Text Format converter:
- Open the document in Word 97.
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- In the Save As Type list, select Rich Text Format (*.rtf).
Method 3: Save the Document as Word 2.0 for Windows
In Word 97, use the following steps to save the document using the Word 2.x for Windows converter:
- Open the document in Word 97.
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- In the Save As Type list, click Word 2.x for Windows.
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