Works: Transferring Graphics Between Mac Works and Win Works (113857)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Works 2.0
- Microsoft Works 2.0a
- Microsoft Works 3.0
- Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0
- Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0 4.5
- Microsoft Works for the Macintosh 2.0
- Microsoft Works for the Macintosh 3.0
This article was previously published under Q113857 SUMMARY
There is no direct way to transfer Works for the Macintosh documents with
graphics into Works for Windows. You can transfer normal text but not
graphics if you save a document in one of the file formats supported by
Works for the Macintosh 3.0, including Normal (its own), RTF, PC Works 2.0,
and Word for Windows 2.0.
NOTE: Text entered into the draw layer of Works for the Macintosh, such as
text in columns, must be copied into the text layer of Works for the
Macintosh before it can be transferred to the MS-DOS environment.
WORKAROUND
Use one of the workarounds described below using Word for the Macintosh
or a third-party translation utility to transfer graphics between the two
environments.
NOTE: The procedure for transferring documents with graphics in the
opposite direction (Works for Windows to Works for the Macintosh), is
essentially the reverse of the steps below.
Using Word for the Macintosh- Open the Word Processor or drawing file in Works for the Macintosh.
- Select the text and copy and paste it into Word version 5.0 or later for
the Macintosh.
- Switch back to Works for the Macintosh. If the document is a Word
Processor document, turn on Draw.
- Select and copy the graphics objects.
- Switch back to Word for the Macintosh and paste the graphics into the
same Word document.
- Save the Word document in the Word 2.0 for Windows format for
conversion to Works 2.0a and 3.0 for Windows or Save in the Word 1.0
for Windows format for conversion to Works 2.0 for Windows.
- Transfer the file to an MS-DOS disk using, for example, Apple File
Exchange. For more information about transferring Macintosh documents
to the MS-DOS environment, query on the following words in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Macintosh and MS-DOS and transferring - Open this document in Works for Windows.
NOTE: Because Works for the Macintosh allows graphics to overlay text, and
Word for the Macintosh embeds the objects similar to the way Works for
Windows does, the placement of the graphics objects may be much different
after the translation. In addition, due to color palette differences
between the two environments, the colors may not translate correctly.
Using a Third-Party Utility
To transfer graphics from Works for the Macintosh 3.0 (only) to Works for
Windows, use the following steps:
- If the document is a Word Processor document, do the following first:
- Open the document in Works 3.0 for the Macintosh and turn on Draw.
- Select and copy the graphics.
- From the File menu, choose New and double-click the Draw icon to
create a new Draw document.
- Paste the graphics into the Draw document.
- From the File menu, choose Save As.
- Select PICT as the File Format.
NOTE: PICT will only be available if the document is a Draw document.
If it's a Draw document, it will have (DR) after the file name in
the titlebar.
- Type a name for the document and choose the Save button.
- Use a third-party utility to translate the PICT file to one of the
standard Works for Windows formats such as WMF, BMP, CGM, PCX or TIFF.
Examples of these type of utilities are listed below.
NOTE: Microsoft has not tested these utilities with Microsoft Works
and cannot guarantee their results.
HiJaak (MS-DOS and Windows-Based Versions)
Inset Systems
71 Commerce Drive
Brookfield, CT 06804
(203) 740-2400
MacLinkPlus/PC or MacLinkPlus/Translators (Macintosh-Based)
DataViz, Inc.
55 Corporate Drive
Trumbell, CT 06611
(203) 268-0030 PICTure This (Macintosh-Based)
FGM, Inc.
131 Elden Street
Suite 108
Herndon, VA 22070
(703) 478-9881 or
(800) 783-7428
The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.
- Transfer the file to an MS-DOS disk using, for example, Apple File
Exchange.
- Import the graphic into Works for Windows using Microsoft Draw. For
more information about using Microsoft Draw to import graphics files,
refer to the following:
- "Microsoft Works for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, page 369
- "Microsoft Works for Windows User's Guide," version 3.0, page 477
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/15/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbinfo KB113857 |
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