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Word 2001 for Mac
File Name Date File Size Notes
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.