WD: How to Convert Between ClarisWorks for the Macintosh & Word

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.01a
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

The versions of Microsoft Word listed above do not directly support conversion to or from ClarisWorks 3.x and 4.x word processing, spreadsheet, or database files.

MORE INFORMATION

To convert data between these formats and Word, use the appropriate method below.

Converting ClarisWorks Word Processing Documents to Word

1. On the File menu in ClarisWorks 3.x or 4.0, click Save As, and then select one of the following format options:

       - Microsoft Word
       - Microsoft WinWord
       - Microsoft Word 3.0
       - Microsoft Word 4.0
       - Microsoft Word PC
       - RTF
   

   For best results, select the option that most closely matches your version of Microsoft Word. "Microsoft Word," "Microsoft Word 3.0," and "Microsoft Word 4.0," above represent Word 5.x, 4.x, and 3.x for the Macintosh, respectively. Word 6.0 for the Macintosh and other versions of Word can open any of the file formats referenced above.

2. Click Save to convert the file.

3. On the File menu, click Close.

4. Open Word and on the File menu, click Open and open the converted document.

Converting Word Documents to ClarisWorks

1. According to Claris Technical Support, ClarisWorks may not be able to successfully recognize and open Word 6.x for Windows, Macintosh, or Windows NT, Word 7.0 for Windows 95, or Word 97 documents. Therefore, to open a document created in one of these versions of Word, first save the document in Word using one of following compatible file formats:

       - Word for Windows 1.x (Word 6.x only)
       - Word for Windows 2.x
       - Word for Macintosh 4.0
       - Word for Macintosh 5.0
       - Word for Macintosh 5.1
       - Word for MS-DOS 3.x-5.x
       - Rich Text Format
   

2. On the File menu, click Open.

3. Select the document type from the Document Type pop-up menu for the format in which you saved the Word document. Select the corresponding ClarisWorks 3.x file type from the following list:

       - Microsoft Word
       - Microsoft WinWord
       - Microsoft Word 3.0
       - Microsoft Word 4.0
       - Microsoft Word 5.0
       - Microsoft Word PC
       - Microsoft Word 1.1
       - RTF
       - RTF (Rich Text Format)
   

   NOTE: Some of these options are redundant.

Converting ClarisWorks Spreadsheet Data to Word

1. On the ClarisWorks Save As menu, click one of the following formats:

       - ASCII
       - DBF
       - Excel 3.0
       - Excel 4.0
   

2. Click Save to convert the file and then open the data into Word.

Converting ClarisWorks Database Data to Word

1. On the ClarisWorks Save As menu, click one of the following formats:

       - ASCII
       - DBF
   

2. Click Save to convert the file and then open the data into Word.

ClarisWorks is manufactured by Claris Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Support for Claris applications is the sole responsibility of Claris Corporation. For more information, contact:

     Claris technical support at (408) 727-9054