If you use the Microsoft Word 97 Import Converter for Word 6.0 and 7.0 with the Alpha version of Word 6.0, the following error message may appear when you try to open a Word 97 document:

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The Word 97 Import Converter is not compatible with the Alpha version of Word 6.0.

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To share documents between Word 97 and the Alpha version of Word 6.0, save the Word 97 document in a format that the earlier version of Word can read. To do this, follow these steps:

1.	In Word 97, open the document you want to share.
2.	On the File menu, click Save As.
3.	In the Save As Type box, select a format that the earlier version of Word can read, such as Word 6.0/95 or Rich Text Format.

NOTE: For information about changing the default save method to something other than Word Documents, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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The x86 versions of Word 6.0 and 7.0 use the Word 97 Import Converter (Mswrd832.cnv) to read Word 97 documents.

If you are exchanging documents between the Alpha version of Word 97 and the x86 versions of Word 6.0 and 7.0, the Word 97 Import Converter works correctly, because the Import Converter is installed in the Setup process on the computer running the earlier version of Word.

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For more information about the Microsoft Word 97-2000 Import Converter, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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