The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
SUMMARY
This article describes how to use the StartConversionWizard to convert
multiple documents to and from Word 97. The StartConversionWizard runs when
you open the Convert8.wiz file, located in the Office\Macros subfolder.
NOTES: The Convert8.wiz file is not installed when you choose a typical
setup. To install this wizard, rerun Setup in maintenance mode, choose
Add/Remove, and install the Macro Templates.
Before you run the StartConversionWizard, check to ensure that the text
converters and graphics filters you need are installed. If the appropriate
converters and filters are not installed, rerun Setup in maintenance mode,
choose Add/Remove, and install the converters and filters you want.
MORE INFORMATION
To use the StartConversionWizard, do the following:
- On the File menu, click Open.
- Locate and open the Convert8.wiz file. Typically this file is located
in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Macros subfolder.
- If you get a Warning dialog box, click Enable Macros. The Wizard
starts automatically. If you do not get this warning, skip to step 4.
- Click the button next to A Batch Conversion of Files.
- Click the Next button.
- On the To/From panel, select one of the following options:
- Convert From Another Format To Word.
- Convert From Word To Another Format.
- (Optional) If you want to change conversion options, click the Options
button, make your changes, and then click OK.
- Click Next.
- On the Folder Selection panel, click the Browse button next to Source
Folder, select the folder that contains the files you want to convert,
and click OK.
- Click the Browse button next to Destination Folder, select the folder
where you want to copy the converted documents, and click OK.
Note: If you are converting a large number of documents, do not select
the root directory, C:\.
- Click Next.
- On the File Selection panel, double-click the file names of the
documents you want to convert, or click Select All.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.
- When the wizard finishes converting your documents, click Yes to do
another conversion or click No to close the wizard.
- Close the Convert8.wiz file.
For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q107439
TITLE : Word for Windows Batch Conversion Macro
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