Before You Upgrade to Office 2000

Strategies for Sharing Files with Other Applications

By installing the correct converters during Microsoft Office 2000 Setup, users of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint can import data and formatting from files saved in other file formats.

Importing data and formatting into Word

If users select the appropriate converters in the Word Office Setup, they can import data and formatting from files saved in the following formats:

• Lotus 1-2-3 2.x – 4.0
• Lotus Notes
• Excel 2000, 98, and 2.x – 97
• Microsoft FoxPro® 2.x/Borland dBASE IV, III, III+, and II
• Microsoft Works 4.x and 3.0
• Text with Layout
• WordPerfect 6.x and 5.x

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Importing data and formatting into Excel

If users select the appropriate converters in the Excel Office Setup, they can import data and formatting from files saved in the following formats:

• Lotus 1-2-3
• Microsoft Multiplan®
• Works version 2.x (version 3.x or later can save worksheets in Excel)
• Quattro Pro versions 1.0 and 5.0

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Importing data and formatting into PowerPoint

If users select the appropriate converters in the PowerPoint Office Setup, they can import data and formatting from files saved in the following formats:

• Harvard Graphics versions 3.0 and 2.3 (DOS)
• Lotus Freelance version 4.0 (DOS)
• Lotus Freelance for Windows versions 2.1 through 1.0

Note   Converters only import PowerPoint presentations; they do not export presentations to other file formats. However, PowerPoint 2000 users can save a presentation as text or graphics to mimic the export function. Then, Harvard Graphics and Lotus Freelance users can open the text or graphics file.

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See also

For more information about sharing files with a specific version of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, see Office 2000 Upgrading Reference.

You can change the default file format that Word, Excel, and PowerPoint use when saving new files. For more information, see How to Specify the Default Format in Which to Save Files and Using the System Policy Editor.

You can save Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in Web Page format. For more information, see Transferring Files Between HTML and Office Document Formats.

For information about installing additional file converters, see Microsoft Office Converter Pack.