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SYMPTOMSWhen you use Direct Mail Manager, Word may not prompt you with the Convert File dialog box in the following cases. Case 1You open a non-Word for Windows address file in Direct Mail Manager.Case 2You use Direct Mail Manager and then return to Word. (You are not prompted to select a converter when you open a non-Word file in Word.)CAUSE
This functionality is by design. Direct Mail Manager automatically turns
off the Confirm Conversion At Open option when it uses Word to import your
address list.
WORKAROUNDTo work around this situation, use the method appropriate to your situation. Method 1: If You Are Importing an Address List in Direct Mail ManagerBefore you import the non-Word address list in Direct Mail Manager, open it in Word and save it in Word for Windows format.Method 2: If You Are Opening a File Directly in WordIn Word 97 for Windows, turn the Confirm Conversion At Open option back on before you convert the non-Word document. To do this, follow these steps:
MORE INFORMATION
Direct Mail Manager will import any address list that is in a table within
a document file that Word can open outside of Direct Mail Manager. For
example, Direct Mail Manager can open Word for Windows, Rich Text Format,
WordPerfect, and Word for the Macintosh (or other supported conversion)
files because Word 97 for Windows can convert these files.
Q162987 WD97: Supported Non-Word File Formats Additional query words: dmm
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