WD97: Information About Adobe PageMaker Import Filter for Word

Last reviewed: April 17, 1998
Article ID: Q183701

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article contains information about an Adobe PageMaker import filter that will import Microsoft Word 97 for Windows documents into Adobe PageMaker version 6.5 or later publications.

NOTE: Although a version of this filter was available between July 30, 1997, and January 13, 1998, an updated version is now available.

OBTAINING THE UPDATED FILE

You can obtain this file from the Adobe FTP site:

   ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/pagemaker/win/6.x/filters/word97.exe">ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/pagemaker/win/6.x/filters/word97.exe

See the Readme file included in the archive for additional information.

MORE INFORMATION

The Microsoft Word 97 import filter lets you import Word 97 documents into Adobe PageMaker 6.5 or later publications.

Adobe recommends that you download and install this updated version, which resolves problems and provides additional features that were not available with version 1.1 (Windows) of the Word 97 filter.

What the Updated Filter Corrects

The following problem has been resolved since January 13, 1998:

In version 1.3, a Word 97 document could not be placed if it contained a WordArt graphic. In version 1.4, the file can be placed but the WordArt graphic is not imported.

What New Features Are Included in the Updated Filter

The following features are new since December 19, 1997:

Adds support for graphics stored as Portable Network Graphic (.png) files, enabling PageMaker to import Office 97 clipart graphics. Word 97 stores imported Office 97 clipart graphics as .png files. In previous versions of the Word 97 filter, the filter imported the text without the graphics. Version 1.4 of the filter now imports Office 97 graphics, if the .png import filter is installed on your computer. (The .png import filter for Adobe PageMaker 6.5 is available for free from the Adobe Web site, www.adobe.com.)
Imports inline graphics created in all six graphics formats available in Word 97 documents (PNG, JPEG, EMF, WMF, PICT, and BMP), if those graphics filters are installed on your computer. Previously, the filter imported the documents that contained inline graphics, but the graphics did not appear in the imported text. Version 1.4 of the filter now imports inline graphics. Note that graphics positioned using the Float Over Text option in Word 97 are imported at the beginning of the story; graphics anchored at the character level are imported at the correct character position.
Imports text in text boxes created with the Word 97 Insert Text Box command. The text imports at the beginning of the story, followed by floating graphics and the remaining text in the document. Multiple text boxes are separated by an extra paragraph return. Text in text boxes imports with the same character and paragraph formatting as regular document text.

For additional information, contact Adobe Systems, Inc., at the following Web site:

   http://www.adobe.com/

Or, query in the Knowledge Base for one of the following articles:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q65416
   TITLE     : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

   ARTICLE-ID: Q60781
   TITLE     : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

   ARTICLE-ID: Q60782
   TITLE     : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdta kbmigrate kbconversion
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

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