WD97: General Information About International Functionality

ID: Q159950

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article answers the most frequently asked questions regarding international functionality in Word 97.

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Q. Can I share documents between different language versions of Word?

A. Yes. You can open any document created in a foreign language version of Word 6.x, 7.x, or 97, including the Asian language versions if the Far East support files are installed.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q159471 How to Install the Far East Support Files

Q. I understand that Word is based on the Unicode standard. How do I display or type text in a foreign language?

A. To display or type text in a foreign language, install multilanguage support. For additional information on how to do this, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q141306 How to Enable Support for Multiple Languages in Windows 95

For additional information regarding support of Office in multilingual environments and Unicode, you can view the Microsoft Office 97 Resource Kit at the following Web address:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/

NOTE: You can download Global.exe, a self-extracting executable file that contains additional information, from online services. Download this file from the following Web site under the section "Information on Using Microsoft Office 97 in a Global Environment".

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/appa/appa.htm#ORKappaC4

The Microsoft Office 97 Resource Kit is also available on TechNet. The Microsoft Office 97 Resource Kit on TechNet will be updated as needed. For more information on TechNet, connect to the following Web address:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/

The Microsoft Office 97 Resource Kit is also available from Microsoft Press. To order the Microsoft Office 97 Resource Kit (ISBN: 1-57231-329-3), call (800) MS-PRESS in the United States or (800) 667-1115 in Canada, or order through the CompuServe Electronic Mall (GO MSP). For more information, visit the Microsoft Press site at this Web address:

http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbusage word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo