PSS ID Number: 139792
Article Last Modified on 11/24/2003
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
This article was previously published under Q139792
SUMMARY
The Microsoft Word versions listed at the beginning of this article do not
directly support importing or exporting of Lotus Word Pro 96 word
processing file formats.
Word Pro is the successor to Lotus Ami Pro versions 3.x. This article
discusses how to convert documents between Lotus Word Pro and Microsoft
Word.
MORE INFORMATION
Converting Lotus Word Pro Documents to Word
To convert documents from Lotus Word Pro to Word, follow these steps:
- On the Lotus File menu, click either Save As or Import/Export.
- If you select Import/Export, select the option to export your document
into another file format.
- Select one of the following file format options from the List Files Of
Type list in the Save As dialog box or the "Export to what file format"
list in the Import/Export dialog box.
- Rich Text Format (RTF)
- MS Word for DOS 3,4,5,6
- MS Word for Windows 1.0
- MS Word for Windows 2.0
- MS Word for OS/2
- MS Word for Windows 6.0
For best results, select the option that most closely matches your
Microsoft Word version. Word 7.0 can open any of the file formats
referenced in this step, but the MS Word for Windows 6.0 format will
usually result in the best formatting retention when converting to
Word 7.0.
- Click Export to convert the file, and then open the document in Word.
Converting Word Documents to Lotus Word Pro
Word Pro automatically recognizes Word versions 1.x through 7.0 for
Windows, Word 6.x for the Macintosh, Word 6.x for Windows NT, Word
versions
3.x through 6.0 for MS-DOS, and RTF documents, regardless of file name
extension. To open files from any of these versions of Word into Word Pro,
provided the appropriate converter is installed, click Open on the File
menu and open the file.
Word Pro does not recognize Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition documents.
To open these document in Word Pro, save the document using either the Rich
Text Format (*.RTF) or Word 6.0/95 (*.doc) converter from Word.
Word Pro also exports the following formats that Word can read. If any of
these (for example, WordPerfect 6.0) provide better retention of
particular formats most important to you, use it as an alternative interim
format:
RFT-DCA * (listed in Word Pro as DCA/RFT)
MS Windows Write 3.x
WordPerfect 5.1
WordStar 3,4,5,6,7
WordStar for Windows 1.x
WordPerfect 6.x
MS WordPad 1.0
HTML (Supported for import by Word Internet Assistant)
Enable 4.x
Word Pro does not recognize Word 5.x for the Macintosh documents, and
these must be saved from Word 5.x in RTF or Word for MS-DOS format prior to
opening into Word Pro.
Lotus Word Pro 96 is manufactured by Lotus Corporation, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding this product's performance or reliability.
Support for Lotus applications is the sole responsibility of Lotus
Corporation. For more information, contact:
The third-party contact information included in this article is provided
to help you find the technical support you need. This contact information
is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the
accuracy of this third-party contact information.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," for version 6.0, pages 569-576
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