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Convert Microsoft Word Files To WordPerfect
DocumentID: 608652
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:33:25 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: To convert Microsoft Word files to WordPerfect 5.1 files, the customer must have the 01/19/90 release or later of WP. With the 01/19/90 release, the option was added for the conversion of MS Word files to WordPerfect. If the user does not have that release date, the customer needs to order the new release. (Since the option was an enhancement and not a fix for a problem, the user will need to pay for the update). To convert a file, the user should go to a DOS prompt of the directory where the Convert program (CONVERT.EXE) is located, type convert, and choose the Word option.
NOTE: This information only applies to CONVERT.EXE. ConvertPerfect or WordPerfect for Windows will handle converting MS Word files directly.

If a customer does not have the 01/19/90 release of WP 5.1, they can use the conversion utility that Microsoft ships with Word. The utility is WORD_DCA.EXE and must be run from the command line. The utility converts MS Word files to DCA/RFT and then WordPerfect can convert them to WordPerfect format through the Convert program.

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