WD98: Supported Non-Word File Formats
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
SUMMARY
Microsoft Word 98 supports conversion to and from a number of non-Word file
formats. Word interprets some non-Word formats using built-in converters,
and other formats through the use of external converter files.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Word 98 can import the following text formats without a
converter:
- MS-DOS Text
- MS-DOS Text with Line Breaks
- Rich Text Format (RTF)
- Text Only (TXT)
- Text with Line Breaks
- Unicode Text - (new to Macintosh)
- Word 1.x - 5.1 for the Macintosh
- Word 1.x - 6.0 for Windows
- Word 95 for Windows
Converters Included in Easy Install
The Easy installation of Microsoft Word 98 includes text converters for
plain-text file formats and documents created by the following programs:
Format File Requires Value Comments
the Pack
Microsoft
Conversion
Library
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File Recovery Recover Text Yes No Attempts to recover
Converter text from corrupted
Microsoft Word
documents.
Hypertext Markup HTML Converter Yes No Supports all HTML
Language (HTML) level 2.0 extensions
and some HTML Level
3.0 extensions
supported by
Microsoft Internet
Explorer and Netscape
Navigator. Used for
Export and Import.
Excel 2.x-95, 98 Microsoft Excel Yes No Supports only
2.x-8.0 importing.
Word 6.0-95 Word 6.0/95 Yes No Used by PowerPoint.
Import Word only uses this
converter to read J
Word files.
Word 6.0-95 Word 6.0/95 No No Required only for
Export export.
Word 97-98 Word 97-98 Yes No Required for Word 97
Import for Windows, Word 98
Macintosh Edition
files by PowerPoint
98.
NOTE: This is not the
same converter
supplied with the
value pack. It is
only used by
PowerPoint.
Microsoft Word Word 4.x-5.x Yes No Required only for
for the Macintosh 4.0-5.1 export by
Word. PowerPoint uses
it for importing.
Additional Microsoft Word 98 Converters
The following text converters are also included with Microsoft Word
98 but you must install them through the Value Pack.
Format File Comments
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Microsoft FoxPro FoxPro-dBase Supports only importing
2.x, Borland dBase
III, III+, IV
Microsoft Word 2.0 Word 2.x for Required only for export by Word.
for Windows Windows PowerPoint uses this for import.
Microsoft Word 1.0 Word 1.x for Required only for export by Word.
for Windows Windows PowerPoint uses this for import.
Microsoft Word 3.0 Microsoft Word 3.x Required only for export by Word.
for the Macintosh for the Macintosh PowerPoint uses this for import.
Word 3.x-6.0 Word 3.x-6.0 for Required only for export by Word.
for MS-DOS MS-DOS PowerPoint uses this for import.
WordPerfect 5.x WordPerfect 5.x Used by Word and PowerPoint for
for Windows import. Word also uses this for
and DOS export. Includes the file
WordPerfect Graphics which must
reside in the Text Converters
folder.
Works 2.x-3.x Words 2.x-3.x for Used by Word and PowerPoint for
for the Macintosh import. Word also uses this for
Macintosh export.
Microsoft Works Works 4.0 for the Required for import. Also 4.x
for the Macintosh (Mac) requires the Microsoft Conversion
Macintosh Library.
Text with Layout Text with Layout Preserves page layout but not
text formatting.
NOTE: The Value Pack also includes the file "Word 97-98 Converter
Installer." This enables Word 5.x and 6.x to open Word 97 for Windows and
Word 98 for Macintosh files. The file installs the converter "Word 97-98
Import" and three filters: 68K JPEG Import, 68K Metafile Import, 68K PNG
Import.
Unsupported Converters
Microsoft Word 98 does not support converters for exporting to WordPerfect
versions 6, 7, or 8.0.
Word 98 does not support converters for importing WordPerfect 2.x or 3.x.
You should contact DataViz for the availability of a converter.
For information about how to contact DataViz, please query in the Knowledge Base
for one or more of the following articles:
Q65416
Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K
Q60781
Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P
Q60782
Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z
Location of Converters
Text converters are installed in the following default location:
Microsoft Office 98:Shared Applications:Text Converters
Additional query words:
conv wp macword98
Keywords : kbinterop kbdta macword98
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbinfo