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Saving WOrd 2003 as Word 6 for Quark
I have recently upgraded to a new computer and Word 2003. I work with people
using Quark Xpress 4 on Macintoshes - sending them documents formatted using style sheets that can then be imported into Quark with the style sheets. They require documents to be saved as Word 6, but Word 2003 does not offer the same option as Word 2000 to save as a Word 6/97 file. If I use the option offered - Word 97-2003 & 6.0/95 - rtf (*doc) - the files come through with a lot of rubbish code at the top and are is a plain text without style sheets. I have located the .cnv files on my old computer but when I copy them into the TEXTCONV folder in program files/common/microsoft shared, Word does not pick up any of the additional files. Is there a solution to this problem - I MUST BE ABLE TO SAVE THE FILE AS WORD 6/97. I have tried all sorts of variations with the saving in Word 2003 including turning off features etc. How can I get Word 2003 to "recognise" the additional .cnv files? Or is my only solution to ditch 2003 and go back to 2000? Millicent |
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Saving WOrd 2003 as Word 6 for Quark
Microsoft has been widely criticised for security leaks in its products. It
has plugged as many leaks as it has found to date and one of them was the old converters for Word. You can still use these old converters however, In order for the file save options to appear in the dialog they must be present in the registry as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text Converters\Export If you have access to a Word 2000 equipped PC, see what entry it has in relation to the converter that you wish to use. In fact if you export that registry key to a file and post that file to my web site along with a copy of the old converter I will make it available there. (Zip them before posting). RTF files (which is what Word 6 files are) will always have some bumph at the start. You can strip this by opening and saving in Word Pad. However, I suspect that what you really need is the old text converter (already available from my web site http://www.gmayor.com/downloads.htm ) to save as text ANS format (You can save it with the doc extension if you put quotes around the filename). I have not used Quark but if it uses tags to set the formatting, this should work. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Millicent wrote: I have recently upgraded to a new computer and Word 2003. I work with people using Quark Xpress 4 on Macintoshes - sending them documents formatted using style sheets that can then be imported into Quark with the style sheets. They require documents to be saved as Word 6, but Word 2003 does not offer the same option as Word 2000 to save as a Word 6/97 file. If I use the option offered - Word 97-2003 & 6.0/95 - rtf (*doc) - the files come through with a lot of rubbish code at the top and are is a plain text without style sheets. I have located the .cnv files on my old computer but when I copy them into the TEXTCONV folder in program files/common/microsoft shared, Word does not pick up any of the additional files. Is there a solution to this problem - I MUST BE ABLE TO SAVE THE FILE AS WORD 6/97. I have tried all sorts of variations with the saving in Word 2003 including turning off features etc. How can I get Word 2003 to "recognise" the additional .cnv files? Or is my only solution to ditch 2003 and go back to 2000? Millicent |
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Saving WOrd 2003 as Word 6 for Quark
Hate to say this, but their Quark is like over 8 years old...
Seems to me THEY should be upgrading. ************ Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Millicent" wrote in message ... I have recently upgraded to a new computer and Word 2003. I work with people using Quark Xpress 4 on Macintoshes - sending them documents formatted using style sheets that can then be imported into Quark with the style sheets. They require documents to be saved as Word 6, but Word 2003 does not offer the same option as Word 2000 to save as a Word 6/97 file. If I use the option offered - Word 97-2003 & 6.0/95 - rtf (*doc) - the files come through with a lot of rubbish code at the top and are is a plain text without style sheets. I have located the .cnv files on my old computer but when I copy them into the TEXTCONV folder in program files/common/microsoft shared, Word does not pick up any of the additional files. Is there a solution to this problem - I MUST BE ABLE TO SAVE THE FILE AS WORD 6/97. I have tried all sorts of variations with the saving in Word 2003 including turning off features etc. How can I get Word 2003 to "recognise" the additional .cnv files? Or is my only solution to ditch 2003 and go back to 2000? Millicent |
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Saving WOrd 2003 as Word 6 for Quark
I know the version of Quark is ancient but the company won't invest in an
upgrade at this stage. And I'm not in a position to tell a large company what to do - I need them more than they need me!! And they're happy with what that version of the program provides them with. I guess it's the same with Microsoft - they'd rather not provide the backward saving compatibility because that forces more people to have to fork out more money for upgraded programs, even if the program they have does what they want it to do. But I think I have solved the problem. I added an HKEY to the TEXTCONV settings in regedit pointing to the old CNV file and now I can save as a Word 6 document. The only problem is that every time I do it asks me if I am happy to do that as the CNV file doesn't have a digital signature. But that I can live with!!! Millicent "Anne Troy" wrote: Hate to say this, but their Quark is like over 8 years old... Seems to me THEY should be upgrading. ************ Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Millicent" wrote in message ... I have recently upgraded to a new computer and Word 2003. I work with people using Quark Xpress 4 on Macintoshes - sending them documents formatted using style sheets that can then be imported into Quark with the style sheets. They require documents to be saved as Word 6, but Word 2003 does not offer the same option as Word 2000 to save as a Word 6/97 file. If I use the option offered - Word 97-2003 & 6.0/95 - rtf (*doc) - the files come through with a lot of rubbish code at the top and are is a plain text without style sheets. I have located the .cnv files on my old computer but when I copy them into the TEXTCONV folder in program files/common/microsoft shared, Word does not pick up any of the additional files. Is there a solution to this problem - I MUST BE ABLE TO SAVE THE FILE AS WORD 6/97. I have tried all sorts of variations with the saving in Word 2003 including turning off features etc. How can I get Word 2003 to "recognise" the additional .cnv files? Or is my only solution to ditch 2003 and go back to 2000? Millicent |
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Yes please - and the reg key - to my web site feedback link www.gmayor.com .
You'll have to zip them to get past Outlook security. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Millicent wrote: Thanks for the advice. I added a HKEY pointing to the file and it works fine. Do you want a copy of the converter? Millicent "Graham Mayor" wrote: Microsoft has been widely criticised for security leaks in its products. It has plugged as many leaks as it has found to date and one of them was the old converters for Word. You can still use these old converters however, In order for the file save options to appear in the dialog they must be present in the registry as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text Converters\Export If you have access to a Word 2000 equipped PC, see what entry it has in relation to the converter that you wish to use. In fact if you export that registry key to a file and post that file to my web site along with a copy of the old converter I will make it available there. (Zip them before posting). RTF files (which is what Word 6 files are) will always have some bumph at the start. You can strip this by opening and saving in Word Pad. However, I suspect that what you really need is the old text converter (already available from my web site http://www.gmayor.com/downloads.htm ) to save as text ANS format (You can save it with the doc extension if you put quotes around the filename). I have not used Quark but if it uses tags to set the formatting, this should work. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Millicent wrote: I have recently upgraded to a new computer and Word 2003. I work with people using Quark Xpress 4 on Macintoshes - sending them documents formatted using style sheets that can then be imported into Quark with the style sheets. They require documents to be saved as Word 6, but Word 2003 does not offer the same option as Word 2000 to save as a Word 6/97 file. If I use the option offered - Word 97-2003 & 6.0/95 - rtf (*doc) - the files come through with a lot of rubbish code at the top and are is a plain text without style sheets. I have located the .cnv files on my old computer but when I copy them into the TEXTCONV folder in program files/common/microsoft shared, Word does not pick up any of the additional files. Is there a solution to this problem - I MUST BE ABLE TO SAVE THE FILE AS WORD 6/97. I have tried all sorts of variations with the saving in Word 2003 including turning off features etc. How can I get Word 2003 to "recognise" the additional .cnv files? Or is my only solution to ditch 2003 and go back to 2000? Millicent |
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Saving WOrd 2003 as Word 6 for Quark
Thanks for the advice. I added a HKEY pointing to the file and it works fine.
Do you want a copy of the converter? Millicent "Graham Mayor" wrote: Microsoft has been widely criticised for security leaks in its products. It has plugged as many leaks as it has found to date and one of them was the old converters for Word. You can still use these old converters however, In order for the file save options to appear in the dialog they must be present in the registry as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Text Converters\Export If you have access to a Word 2000 equipped PC, see what entry it has in relation to the converter that you wish to use. In fact if you export that registry key to a file and post that file to my web site along with a copy of the old converter I will make it available there. (Zip them before posting). RTF files (which is what Word 6 files are) will always have some bumph at the start. You can strip this by opening and saving in Word Pad. However, I suspect that what you really need is the old text converter (already available from my web site http://www.gmayor.com/downloads.htm ) to save as text ANS format (You can save it with the doc extension if you put quotes around the filename). I have not used Quark but if it uses tags to set the formatting, this should work. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Millicent wrote: I have recently upgraded to a new computer and Word 2003. I work with people using Quark Xpress 4 on Macintoshes - sending them documents formatted using style sheets that can then be imported into Quark with the style sheets. They require documents to be saved as Word 6, but Word 2003 does not offer the same option as Word 2000 to save as a Word 6/97 file. If I use the option offered - Word 97-2003 & 6.0/95 - rtf (*doc) - the files come through with a lot of rubbish code at the top and are is a plain text without style sheets. I have located the .cnv files on my old computer but when I copy them into the TEXTCONV folder in program files/common/microsoft shared, Word does not pick up any of the additional files. Is there a solution to this problem - I MUST BE ABLE TO SAVE THE FILE AS WORD 6/97. I have tried all sorts of variations with the saving in Word 2003 including turning off features etc. How can I get Word 2003 to "recognise" the additional .cnv files? Or is my only solution to ditch 2003 and go back to 2000? Millicent |
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Saving WOrd 2003 as Word 6 for Quark
Hm. There are free ways to digitally sign stuff that you're not distributing
to others. Have you looked into that? Try a google search. I'm not sure what's required... ************ Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Millicent" wrote in message ... I know the version of Quark is ancient but the company won't invest in an upgrade at this stage. And I'm not in a position to tell a large company what to do - I need them more than they need me!! And they're happy with what that version of the program provides them with. I guess it's the same with Microsoft - they'd rather not provide the backward saving compatibility because that forces more people to have to fork out more money for upgraded programs, even if the program they have does what they want it to do. But I think I have solved the problem. I added an HKEY to the TEXTCONV settings in regedit pointing to the old CNV file and now I can save as a Word 6 document. The only problem is that every time I do it asks me if I am happy to do that as the CNV file doesn't have a digital signature. But that I can live with!!! Millicent "Anne Troy" wrote: Hate to say this, but their Quark is like over 8 years old... Seems to me THEY should be upgrading. ************ Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Millicent" wrote in message ... I have recently upgraded to a new computer and Word 2003. I work with people using Quark Xpress 4 on Macintoshes - sending them documents formatted using style sheets that can then be imported into Quark with the style sheets. They require documents to be saved as Word 6, but Word 2003 does not offer the same option as Word 2000 to save as a Word 6/97 file. If I use the option offered - Word 97-2003 & 6.0/95 - rtf (*doc) - the files come through with a lot of rubbish code at the top and are is a plain text without style sheets. I have located the .cnv files on my old computer but when I copy them into the TEXTCONV folder in program files/common/microsoft shared, Word does not pick up any of the additional files. Is there a solution to this problem - I MUST BE ABLE TO SAVE THE FILE AS WORD 6/97. I have tried all sorts of variations with the saving in Word 2003 including turning off features etc. How can I get Word 2003 to "recognise" the additional .cnv files? Or is my only solution to ditch 2003 and go back to 2000? Millicent |
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