Supported file and graphics formats in Word 2000 (235928)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q235928

SUMMARY

When Microsoft Word 2000 opens or saves a document, it uses text converters to change the file format of the document.

To convert documents to and from different formats or to insert graphics, you must install the appropriate text converters or graphics filters included with the Microsoft Office 2000 Setup or the Microsoft Office Converter Pack.

Office 2000 Setup and the Microsoft Office Converter Pack install text converters and graphics filters in the following folders:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Grphflt

Note When you use Microsoft Word 2000, you can collaborate with others who use earlier versions of Word and different applications. However, earlier versions of Word and some other applications do not support all of the Word 2000 features.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about text converters and graphics filters that are installed during an "Install Now" Setup of Word 2000 and the text converters and graphics filters that are installed on first use, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

236051 WD2000: Text converters installed during an "Install Now" setup

212271 WD2000: Graphics filters installed in an "Install Now" setup

Text Converters That Are Native to Microsoft Word

The following text file formats are native to Word 2000; that is, they are built in and do not require an additional file format converter to be installed:
  • HTML
  • MS-DOS Text
  • MS-DOS Text with Line Breaks
  • Rich Text Format (RTF)
  • Text Only
  • Text with Line Breaks
  • Unicode Text
  • Word 97 for Windows, and Word 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Word 6.0/95 for Windows and Word 6.0 for the Macintosh
    (Asian versions require an additional file format converter)
  • Word 4.x-5.1 for the Macintosh (import only)
  • Word 2.0 and 1.0 for Windows (import only)

Graphics Filters That Are Native to Microsoft Word

The following graphics formats are native (built in) to Microsoft Word 2000 and do not require a separate filter to be installed:
  • Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
  • Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)
  • Macintosh PICT
  • Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
  • Windows bitmap (BMP)
  • Run-length encoded (RLE)
  • Device-independent bitmap (DIB)
  • Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF)
  • Windows Metafile (WMF)

Text Converters Supplied with Word

The following table lists the text converters you can install by using the Microsoft Word 2000 (or Microsoft Office 2000) Setup and some additional information about each text converter.

Note Each of these text converters is installed to the following location:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv

Text Converter File Name Size Comments
Microsoft Excel Converter Excel32.cnv 136,192 Allows Word and PowerPoint to open Excel 2x-5.0, 95, 97, and 2000 files.

NOTE: Excel files on the Macintosh do not have MS-DOS file extensions. You must specify the converter to use to open the file in Word for Windows. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. On the General tab, click to select Confirm conversion at open.

3. On the File menu, click Open and click to select the Excel 98 file.

4. Select Microsoft Excel Worksheet in the Convert File dialog box, and then click OK.
Lotus 1-2-3 Converter Lotus32.cnv 131,072 Allows Office to open Lotus 1-2-3 file versions 2.x, 3.x, and 4.0.
Word for Macintosh 4.0-5.1 Converter Macwrd32.cnv 180,736 Converts documents to Word for Macintosh versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1. This converter is not necessary for opening Word for Macintosh files.
Word 6.0/95 for Windows/Macintosh Mswrd632.cnv
Mswrd632.wpc		 135,680
213,504		 Used by other Microsoft applications to open Word 6.0/95 files.
Word 97 for Windows/Word 98 Macintosh Mswrd832.cnv 278,528 Used by other Microsoft applications to open Word 97-2000 files.
Microsoft Conversion Filter for Lotus Notes Nims32.dll 26,112 Use to open Word 6.0, Word 95, Word 97, and Word 2000 in Lotus Notes 3.x and 4.x.
Recover Text Converter Recovr32.cnv 57,344 Recovers text from any file.
Text with Layout Converter Txtlyt32.cnv 189,440 Use this format to convert a document to a text file format while preserving the page layout.
Word for Windows 2.0 Converter Wnwrd232.cnv 183,808 Converts documents to Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0. This converter is not necessary for opening Word for Windows 2.0 files.
Works for Windows 4.0 Works432.cnv 260,096 Converts documents to and from Microsoft Works 4.0.
WordPerfect 5.x Converter Wpft532.cnv 340,992 Converts documents to and from WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1 for DOS and WordPerfect 5.1 and 5.2 for Windows.
WordPerfect 6.x Converter Wpft632.cnv 253,440 Converts documents from WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS, and WordPerfect 6.0 and 6.1 for Windows.
Word 97-2000 & 6.0/95 RTF Converter Wrd6er32.cnv 19,456 Converter used by Microsoft Word 2000 to save documents to Word 97-2000 & 6.0/95 RTF format. This converter is not necessary for opening Word 6.0 for Windows files.
Word 6.0/95 Export Converter Wrd6ex32.cnv 1,077,248 Converter used by Microsoft Word 2000 to save documents to 6.0/95 format. This converter is not necessary for opening Word 6.0 for Windows files.

Text Converters Supplied with the Microsoft Office Converter Pack

The following table lists the text converters you can install by using the Microsoft Office Converter Pack.

For additional information about how to install the converter pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822346 The Office XP, Office 2000 and Office 97 Converter Packs are no longer available

Text Converter File Name Size Comments
Lotus Ami Pro Ami332.cnv 243,712 Opens and saves documents in Lotus Ami Pro 3.x for Windows.
Borland dBASE and Microsoft FoxPro Converter Dbase32.cnv 53,760 Opens documents in Microsoft FoxPro and dBASE IV, III+, and II.
Microsoft Word for DOS Doswrd32.cnv 214,016 Opens and saves documents in Word 3.x-6.0 for Windows.
Revisable-Form-Text Document Content Architecture (RFT-DCA) Rftdca32.cnv 150,528 Opens and saves documents in RFT-DCA format.
Microsoft Works 3.0 for Windows Works332.cnv 118,272 Opens and saves documents in Works 3.0 for Windows format.
WordPerfect 4.x for MS-DOS Wpft432.cnv 240,128 Opens and saves documents in versions 4.2 and 4.1. Also allows you to install WordPerfect fonts.
WordStar for MS-DOS and Windows Wrdstr32.cnv 274,432 Opens documents in WordStar for DOS 3.3-7.0 and WordStar for Windows 1.0 and 2.0. Also saves in WordStar for DOS versions 4.0 and 7.0.
Microsoft Windows Write Write32.cnv 63,488 Opens and saves documents in Write 3.1 and 3.0 for Windows.

Graphics Filters Supplied with Word

The following table lists each of the installable graphics filters and some additional information about each graphics filter.

Note Each of these graphics filters is installed to the following location:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Grphflt

Graphics Filter File Name Size Comments
Computer Graphics Metafile Import Cgmimp32.Flt 409,600 Allows programs to import Computer Graphics Metafiles (CGM).
CorelDRAW Import Cdrimp32.Flt 212,992 Allows programs to import CorelDRAW (CDR) files.
Encapsulated PostScript Epsimp32.Flt 77,824 Allows programs to import Encapsulated PostScript (EPS).
Enhanced Metafile Import Emfimp32.Flt 351,744 Allows programs to import Enhanced Metafiles (EMF).
FPX Import Fpx32.Flt 1,544,192 Allows programs to import FlashPix (FPX) files.
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) Gifimp32.Flt 274,432 Allows programs to import and save GIF files, but is not needed by Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
JPEG Interchange Format Jpegim32.Dll 278,528 Allows programs to import and save JPEG files, but is not needed by Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
Kodak Photo CD Import Pcdimp32.Flt
Pcdlib32.Dll (in %System Root%\System32)		 122,880
212,480		 Allows programs to import Kodak Photo CD (PCD) files.
Macintosh PICT Import Pictim32.Flt 131,072 Allows programs to import Macintosh Graphics (PICT) files.
PC Paintbrush PCX Import Pcximp32.Flt 81,920 Allows programs to import PC Paintbrush (PCX) files.
PNG File format Import Png32.Flt 270,336 Allows programs to import and save Portable Network Graphics (PNG) files, but is not needed by Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
Tag Image File Format Import Tiffim32.Flt 229,376 Allows programs to import and save Tag Image File Format Import (TIFF) files.
Windows Bitmap Import Bmpimp32.Flt 86,016 Allows programs to import Windows bitmap (BMP) files, but is not needed by Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
Windows Metafile Import Wmfimp32.Flt 36,864 Allows programs to import Windows Metafiles (WMF), but is not needed by Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
WordPerfect Graphics Filters Wpgimp32.flt
Wpgexp32.flt		 163,840
86,016		 Used by a text converter to open and save WordPerfect graphics files.


Note Although some of the graphics formats listed in the table are native to Word, you can customize Setup to install some graphics filters. Some graphics filters are not used by Word but by other Office applications (such as Microsoft Photo Editor). In addition, some of the Word 2000 text converters use the graphics filters.

REFERENCES

Additional information about Word 2000 can be found in the Microsoft Office 2000 Resource Kit.

For more information about the <I>Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit</I>, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/18/2004
Keywords:kbinfo KB235928
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