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Q157084: WD97: Text Converters Installed in a Typical Setup

Article: Q157084
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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This article lists which text converters are installed during a typical setup of
Word 97 or Office 97, which converters are not installed, and which converters
are native (built-in) to Word 97.

MORE INFORMATION
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Text Converters Installed During a Typical Setup
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The following text converters are installed during a typical setup:

- Microsoft Excel 2.x-95 and Microsoft Excel 97 (import)

- Microsoft Word 6.0/95 for Windows/Macintosh (import)

- Microsoft Word 6.0/95 for Windows/Macintosh (export)

- Word 97 for Windows/Macintosh (import)

- WordPerfect 6.x for MS-DOS and Windows (import)

- WordPerfect 5.x for MS-DOS and Windows (import and export)

- File Recovery (import)

- Text with Layout (import/export)

Text Converters Not Installed During Typical Setup
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The following converters are not installed during a typical setup. To install
these converters, rerun the setup program, click Add/Remove, and then select the
converters you want.

- Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) (import/export) - Windows & Macintosh

- Lotus 1-2-3, versions 2.x, 3.x, 4.0 (import) - Windows

- Microsoft Word 4.0-5.1 for the Macintosh (export) - Windows

- Microsoft Word 2.0 for Windows (export) - Windows & Macintosh

- Microsoft Works 3.0 for Windows (import/export) - Windows

- Microsoft Works 4.0 for Windows (import/export) - Windows

- Converters for use with Lotus Notes (allows you to read Microsoft Word and
  Excel files in Lotus Notes 3.x and 4.x) - Windows

- Microsoft FoxPro 2.x/Borland dBase III, III+, and IV - Macintosh

Native (Built-in) Text Converters
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Word 97 can directly import the following text formats:

- MS-DOS Text
- MS-DOS Text with Line Breaks
- Rich Text Format (RTF)
- Text Only
- Text with Line Breaks
- Unicode Text
- Word 4.x-5.1 for the Macintosh
- Word 1.0 for Windows
- Word 2.0 for Windows
- Word 6.0-95 for Windows

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q212265 WD: Additional Text Converters and Image Filters Available in
  Microsoft Office Converter Pack

Additional query words: 8.0 textconv converting conversion translate translated translation transfer transferring transferred imported exported importing exporting round-trip

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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