WD2001: Opening an AppleWorks File in Word (275389)

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Word 2001 for Mac Help file incorrectly describes all of the features of AppleWorks file conversions. The Help file contains a table of AppleWorks features, describes what the converter does to AppleWorks features, and how those features are accessed in Word. The table in the "More Information" section provides the necessary corrections for this Help file.

MORE INFORMATION

         
Feature             Current text                    Corrected text
                   
Document summary    AppleWorks document summary     AppleWorks document summary      
                    information and password        information is preserved,        
                    information are preserved       except for the password          
                    in Word.                        and version information,          
                                                    which are lost.
                 
Insert equation     Equations are maintained        Equations are maintained.        
                    and made available in the       If an equation needs to be       
                    Word Equation Editor.           edited, you must change         
                                                    the equation with the            
                                                    AppleWorks Equation Editor.
      
Insert date         Dates appear in the correct     Dates don't always appear        
                    format in Word.                 in the correct format            
                                                    in Word.
                         
Insert time         Times appear in the correct     Times don't always appear        
                    format in Word.                 in the correct format            
                                                    in Word.
                         
Preferences         Document-specific               Document-specific preferences    
                    preferences are                 are maintained and converted     
                    maintained and                  in the Word document, except     
                    converted in the                for the AppleWorks settings      
                    Word document.                  Show Invisibles, Fractional      
                                                    Character Widths, and            
                                                    Word Services.
                   
Formulas            Formulas are lost when          Formulas are lost when           
                    spreadsheet tables are          spreadsheet tables are           
                    converted to Word tables.       converted to Word tables,        
                                                    but the results of the           
                                                    formulas are maintained.
         
Database files      Mail Merge database files       Database files are               
                    are converted to Word           not converted.                   
                    database files that can be      
                    used with converted             
                    Mail Merge fields to set         
                    up a Data Merge in Word.