WD2000: Converting Documents Created in WordPerfect

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

Microsoft Word 2000 does not convert files from WordPerfect versions 7.0 and 8.0. However, WordPerfect 7.0 uses a default Save As format of WordPerfect 6.0, which Microsoft Word can convert.

WordPerfect 8.0 uses a default Save As format of WordPerfect 6/7/8; so a version of Microsoft Word capable of importing WordPerfect 6.x can also convert these files.

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Additional Issues You May Encounter When You Convert WordPerfect 7.0 Files

The WordPerfect 6.x converter ships with Word 2000 and is part of the Run from My Computer installation. To convert a WordPerfect 7.0 file, click Open on the File menu in Word, select the file, and click Open. Word converts the WordPerfect 7.0 document, provided it was saved with the default extension (*.wpd).

If Word does not convert the file correctly, close the file without saving it. Then select the Confirm conversion at Open check box (on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab), and try to open the file again. If Text Only (*.txt) is selected in the Convert File dialog box, select WordPerfect 6.x and click OK. This should allow you to import the file.

WordPerfect versions 6.0, 6.1, 7.0, and 8.0 all use the same format for their files, but WordPerfect 7.0 uses a different header if you save a document using the "WordPerfect 7.0" Save As format option.

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
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