WD: Word for the Macintosh: History of External File Converters (119889)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 4.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.1
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
  • Microsoft Word 2001 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q119889

SUMMARY

Word for the Macintosh supports conversion from, and in many cases to, a variety of different file formats. Word recognizes some formats internally and others through external converters. This article contains a list of the external file converters for Word 4.0 through Word 6.0.1 for the Macintosh and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

Word 2001 for Mac

   File Name                   Date         File Size    Notes
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   AppleWorks 5.0              8/14/00      420 KB       Used to import
                                                         AppleWorks 5.0 
                                                         documents

   Microsoft Excel 2.x-9.0     8/14/00      420 KB       Used by Word to
                                                         read Excel files
   Recover Text Converter      8/14/00       32 KB       Used by Word to
                                                         open any file and
                                                         read the text
   Word 4.x-5.x for Macintosh  8/14/00      168 KB       Used to read and
                                                         save files created
                                                         by earlier
                                                         versions of Word
   Word 6.0/95 Export          8/14/00      1.8 MB       Used to save files
                                                         in Word 6 and Word
                                                         95 format 
   Word 6.0/95 Export/JPN      8/14/00        2 MB         
   Word 6.0/95 Import          8/14/00      126 KB       Used to open Word
                                                         6.0/95 files
   Word 97-2001 Import         8/14/00      252 KB       Used by PPT to
                                                         read Word 97-2001
                                                         files
				

Value Pack Converters

   File Name                    Date       File Size   Notes
   ----------------------------------------------------------------  
   WordPerfect 5.x               8/14/00   315 KB               
   WordPerfect Graphics          8/14/00    53 KB
   Works 4.0 For the Macintosh   8/14/00    63 KB      Allows Word to open
                                                       Works word-
                                                       processing documents
                                                       only. You cannot
                                                       open Works 
                                                       spreadsheets or
                                                       databases directly.
   Word 97-2001 Converter        8/14/00   672 KB      Allows Word 5.x and
   Installer                                           Word 6.x to read
                                                       Word 97-2001 files

				

Word 98 Macintosh Edition

Text Converters Installed in Typical and Complete Installation

   File name                 Date      File size     Notes
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   HTML Converter            10-31-97     480
   
   Microsoft Excel 2x-8.0    10-31-97     156        A PPC converter only
                                                     used by Word to read
                                                     Excel files
   
   Recover text Converter    10-31-97      36
   
   Word 4x-5x for the        10-31-97     192        PPT 98 uses this
   Macintosh                                         PPC converter to
                                                     read files, Word
                                                     98 uses it to save
                                                     files
   
   Word 6.0/95 Export        10-31-97  1.1 MB
   
   Word 6.0/95 Import        10-31-97     144        A PPC converter used
                                                     by PPT 98, but Word
                                                     98 also uses this to
                                                     read Far East Word 6
                                                     and Word 95 files
   
   Word 97-98 Import*        10-31-97     276        A PPC converter used
                                                     by PPT 98 to read
                                                     Word 97-98 files
 
				
*You can find the Word 97-98 Converter Installer in the Office 98 CD-ROM in the Value Pack:Text Converters folder, or you can download it from the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

Text Converters Available in the Value Pack

   File name                 Date      File size     Notes
   -------------------------------------------------------
   
   FoxPro - dBase            11-13-97      60
   
   Text with Layout          11-13-97     204
   
   Word 1.x for Windows      11-13-97     156
   
   Word 2.x for Windows      11-13-97     168
   
   Word 3.x for Macintosh    11-13-97      96
   
   Word 3.x-6.0 for MS-DOS   11-13-97     180
   
   WordPerfect 5.x           11-13-97     312
   
   WordPerfect Graphics      11-13-97      48
   
   Works 2.x-3.x for the     11-13-97      72
   Macintosh
   
   Works 4.0 for the         11-13-97      96        Import only
   Macintosh
				
NOTE: The converters above are the exact same as those that were shipped with Word 6.x. They can be used with Word 6.x (68K or PPC version.)

Additional Converters Available in the Value Pack

   
   File name                 Date      File size     Notes
   -------------------------------------------------------
   
   Batch Converter           11-17-97     108
   
   Word 97-98 Converter      11-13-97     636
   Installer
				
NOTE: There is an additional converter component, the Microsoft Conversion Library, which is in the Office folder. This file is used by all the PPC converters and contains common code. For instructions on how to obtain the Supplemental Converters, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179607 WD98: Supported Non-Word File Formats

WordD 6.x for the Macintosh

Non-Shared Converters (Installed in the Word Extensions Folder)

   File name                 Date      File size     Notes
   -------------------------------------------------------
   
   FoxPro and other dBASE    08-05-94      52        Import only for MS-DOS
                                                     and Windows: FoxPro
   2.0,
                                                     2.5, 2.6 for MS-DOS;
                                                     FoxPro 2.5, 2.6 for
                                                     Windows; Borland dBASE
                                                     III, III+, and IV
   
   Macintosh WordPerfect     09-13-94     359        Import/Export
   2.x - 3.0                                         Available on the
                                                     Supplemental
                                                     Converters disk
   
   MacWrite II               09-20-94     340        Import/Export
                                                     Available on the
                                                     Supplemental
                                                     Converters disk
   
   Microsoft Excel 3.0-5.0   08-05-94     142        Import only for
                                                     Windows
                                                     and Macintosh
   
   RFT-DCA                   08-05-94     150        Import/Export
   
   Text with Layout          08-05-94     196        Import/Export
   
   Windows Metafile          08-05-94     104
   
   Word 1.x for Windows      07-14-94     149        Export only
                                                     Available on the
                                                     Supplemental
                                                     Converters disk
   
   Word 3.x - 6.0 for        08-25-94     180        Import/Export
   MS-DOS                                            Available on the
                                                     Supplemental
                                                     Converters disk
   
   Word 3.x for the          08-05-94      94        Import only
   Macintosh
   
   WordPerfect 5.x           08-05-94     306        Import/Export:
                                                     WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1
                                                     for DOS; WordPerfect
                                                     5.1, 2 for Windows;
                                                     WordPerfect 5.0, 5.1,
                                                     5.2 Secondary
                                                     Merge Files
   
   WordPerfect Graphics      08-05-94      48
   
   Works 2.x-3.x for the     08-25-94      71        Import/Export
   Macintosh                                         Available on the
                                                     Supplemental
                                                     Converters disk
   
   Works 4.0 for the         08-05-94     152        Import only
   Macintosh
				

Shared Converters (Installed in the Microsoft Folder)

   File name                 Date      File size     Notes
   -------------------------------------------------------
   
   EPS-TIFF                  08-23-94      28        Graphics Converter
   
   Word 2.x for the Windows  08-23-94     164        Export only
   
   Word 4.x-5.x for          08-23-94     152        Export only
   Macintosh
   
   Word 6.0 for Windows and  08-23-94     300        Use to import Word 6.0
   the Macintosh                                     files into Word 5.0
                                                     and 5.1 for the
                                                     Macintosh
				
For instructions on how to obtain the Supplemental Converters, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119859 MacWord 6 Supplemental Files Conversion Disk Available

Word 5.1 for the Macintosh

The following converter files must be located in the Word Commands folder in order for Word to access them.
   File name                  Date       File size  Notes
   ------------------------------------------------------
   
   EPS/TIFF/PICT              10-09-92       16     Graphics Converter
   
   MacWrite II                10-09-92      104
   
   RFT-DCA                    10-09-92       88     Revisable Text Format.
                                                    Not installed by
                                                    default during
                                                    installation.
   
   Text with Layout           10-09-92       88
   
   Windows Metafile           10-09-92       56     Windows graphic format
   Converter                                        converter
   
   Word 5.x for               10-09-92       80
   MS-DOS
   
   Word 1.x for Windows       10-09-92       80
   
   Word 2.x for Windows       10-09-92       88
   
   WordPerfect for MS-DOS     10-09-92      128
   5.x
   
   Works for the              10-09-92       40     Not installed by
   Macintosh  2.x                                   default during
                                                    installation
				

Word 5.0 for the Macintosh

The converter files listed below must be located in the Word Commands folder in order for Word to access them.
   File name                  Date      File size  Notes
   -----------------------------------------------------
   
   EPS/TIFF/PICT              12-01-91       16    Graphics Converter
   
   MacWrite II                12-01-91      112
   
   RFT-DCA                    12-01-91       88    Revisable Text Format.
                                                   Not installed by default
                                                   during installation.
   
   Text with Layout           12-01-91       96
   
   Windows Metafile           12-01-91       48    Windows graphic format
                                                   converter
   
   Word 5.x for MS-DOS        12-01-91       80
   
   Word 1.x for Windows       12-01-91       80
   
   Word 2.x for Windows       12-01-91       80
   
   WordPerfect 5.x for MS-DOS 12-01-91      128
   
   Works 2.x for the          12-01-91       48    Not installed by default
   Macintosh                                       during installation
				

Word 4.0 for the Macintosh

External converters consist of files used by the Apple File Exchange utility to convert the following foreign formats into the Microsoft Rich Text Format, which you can open in Word 4.0. The converter files must be located in the folder that contains Apple File Exchange.
   File name            Date       File size Notes
   -----------------------------------------------
   
   WordPerfect 4.x/RTF  11-11-88      112    Apple File Exchange converter.
                                             Converts WordPerfect 4.1 and
   4.2
                                             files into Rich Text Format
                                             (RTF).
   
   WordPerfect 5.0/RTF  03-22-91      173    Apple File Exchange converter.
                                             Converts WordPerfect 5.0 files
                                             into RTF.
   
   WordPerfect 5.1/RTF  03-22-91      173    Apple File Exchange converter.
                                             Converts WordPerfect 5.1 files
                                             into RTF.
   
   DCA-RFT/RTF          02-04-89       53    Apple File Exchange converter.
                                             Converts DCA 1.5 format files
                                             into RTF.

				

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/6/2003
Keywords:kbinterop KB119889