TITLE:               Importing/Exporting Word 6 & WordPerfect 6.x Documents
PRODUCT AREA:        Ami Pro for OS/2
PRODUCT RELEASE:     Ami Pro 3.x for OS/2
CATEGORY:            Workstation/Desktop \ General Functionality \ Import/Export/Translate
NUMBER:              130303
LAST UPDATE:         09/20/95 11:12:04 AM
CIRCULATION:         Public - Faxable

PROBLEM:

How can Word 6.x & Word Perfect 6.x documents be imported into Ami Pro for
OS/2? How can Ami Pro for OS/2 files be exported as Word 6 & Word Perfect 6
documents?

SOLUTION:

There are no direct filters for these two products available for either
import or export in any of the OS/2 versions of Ami Pro. 

MICROSOFT WORD 6.X
IMPORTING MS WORD 6.X DOCS INTO AMI PRO FOR OS/2
Thus, in order to import a MS Word 6 document into Ami Pro for OS/2, you
must first save the Microsoft Word 6.X document as a Microsoft Word 2
document while in MS Word 6, then import the Microsoft Word 2.0 for Windows
document into Ami Pro for OS/2. 

EXPORTING AMI PRO FOR OS/2 DOCS TO MS WORD 6.X FORMAT
In order to export an Ami Pro for OS/2 document so it can be imported into
Microsoft Word 6.X you need to choose File / Save as and export the
document as a MS Word 2.X document. Then import the MS Word 2 document into
MS Word 6.


WORDPERFECT 6.X
IMPORTING WORDPERFECT 6.X DOCUMENTS INTO AMI PRO FOR OS/2
In WordPerfect 6.x save the file as a WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.1 document, then
import WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.1 document into Ami Pro for OS/2.

EXPORTING AMI PRO FOR OS/2 DOCS TO WORDPERFECT 6.X FORMAT
In order to export an Ami Pro for OS/2 document so it can be imported into
Microsoft Word 6.X you need to choose File / Save As and save the document
as a "WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.1" document, then import the "WordPerfect
5.0/5.1" document into WordPerfect 6.x.

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