Sharing documents with Microsoft Word users
WordPerfect makes it possible for you to share WordPerfect documents with Microsoft Word users and they can share their documents with you.
For example, to share a WordPerfect document with a Microsoft Word user, you must save the WordPerfect document as a Microsoft Word file. The saving process automatically converts the document to the Microsoft Word format.
In addition, if you receive a file created in Microsoft Word, all you need to do is open it in WordPerfect. The opening process automatically converts the file to the WordPerfect format. If you modify the same file and you want others to view the changes in Microsoft Word, then you need to save the file as a Microsoft Word file. You can specify that the default format when saving files is set to the Microsoft Word file format or you can choose to automatically save files in the same file format in which the file was opened. If you don’t specify the Microsoft Word format when saving, the file is saved as a WordPerfect file by default.
For more information about how WordPerfect converts Microsoft Word documents, see “Reference: Moving between Microsoft Word and WordPerfect”.
If you need to share a document with a Microsoft Word user, but they don’t need to edit or alter the content, you can publish the document to PDF or to HTML. For more information about these publishing methods, see “Publishing to the Web.”
For more information about the additional file formats that can be imported and exported from WordPerfect, see “Import and export file formats for WordPerfect.”
You can also insert a Microsoft Word document into a WordPerfect document.
To save a WordPerfect document as a Microsoft Word document |  |
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Click File
 Save as. |
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Choose the drive and folder where you want to save the file.
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Type the filename in the Filename box.
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Choose MS Word from the File type list box.
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Click Save.
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When you save a WordPerfect document as a Microsoft Word document, some of the formatting in the document may no longer display properly. For more information, see “Reference: Moving between Microsoft Word and WordPerfect.”
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To open a Microsoft Word document | |
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Click File
Open. |
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Choose the drive and folder where the Microsoft Word file is stored.
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If you can’t see the file, choose All files from the File type box.
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Click the Microsoft Word file.
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Click Open.
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When you open a Microsoft Word document in WordPerfect, some information in the file may not be displayed in the same way after it is converted. For more information, see “Reference: Moving between Microsoft Word and WordPerfect.”
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To automatically save Microsoft Word files opened in WordPerfect to the Microsoft Word format | |
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Click Tools
Settings Files. |
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On the Document page, choose a version of the MS Word format from the Default save file format list box.
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To automatically save files to their original format | |
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Click Tools
Settings Files. |
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On the Document page, enable the On save, keep document’s original file format check box.
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To insert a Microsoft Word file into a WordPerfect document | |
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Click Insert
File. |
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Choose the drive and folder where the Microsoft Word file is stored.
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If you can’t see the file, choose All files from the File type box.
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Click the Microsoft Word file.
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Click Insert.
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