WD97: How to Open Documents into an Earlier Version of Word
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This article describes how to open a Word 97 document in an earlier version
of Word for Windows or in an earlier version of Word for the Macintosh.
NOTE: Word 97 for Windows documents open directly in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition. MORE INFORMATIONWindowsThe best way to open a Word 97 document in an earlier version of Word for Windows is to use the Word 97-2000 Import Converter.NOTE: Word 97 does not have an import converter for Word 2.0 for Windows and earlier. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 162214 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/162214/EN-US/) WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-2000 Import Converter
MacintoshThe best way to open a Word 97 for Windows document in an earlier version of Word for the Macintosh is to use the Word 97-98-2000 Import Converter.For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 184128 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/184128/EN-US/) WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-98-2000 Converter
METHODS FOR CONVERSIONMethod 1: Save the Document as Word 6.0/95NOTE: If you want to open your Word 97 document in Word 2.x for Windows, use either Method 2 or Method 3.In Word 97, follow these steps to save the document using the Microsoft Word 6.0/95 converter:
162602 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/162602/EN-US/) WD97: Questions About Saving in the Word 6.0/95 File Format
Method 2: Save the Document as Rich Text Format (*.rtf)In Word 97, follow these steps to save the document using the Rich Text Format converter:
Method 3: Save the Document as Word 2.0 for WindowsIn Word 97, use the following steps to save the document using the Word 2.x for Windows converter:
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