Using conversion settings
WordPerfect lets you specify document conversion settings, including compatibility formatting options for opening WordPerfect files created in versions 6 and later. You can control how WordPerfect opens certain formatting settings, such as boxes or extended characters, that are found in documents. You can also specify Windows metafile (WMF) graphics conversion settings; for example, when you convert a document to WordPerfect, you can specify that any Windows metafile graphics it contains either remain in their original format, or be converted to WordPerfect graphic (WPG) format.
You can also specify DOS and Windows code page settings. A code page is a table in DOS or Windows that defines which ASCII or ANSI character set is used in a document. When you save a document, you can change the code page, and thus the character set, for the document.
When WordPerfect converts documents from other file formats, it matches the fonts in the original document as closely as possible; however, you can also use conversion settings to specify default fonts for the WordPerfect 4.2, DCA, and DisplayWrite documents that you convert to WordPerfect.
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Click Tools
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Click Convert.
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Click the Convert tab.
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Click Options, and click Document.
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In the Page size area of the Document settings dialog box, type a value in each of the following boxes:
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Width
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Height
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In the Page margins area, type values in each of the following boxes:
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Left
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Right
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Top
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Bottom
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To customize compatibility options for opening WordPerfect documents | |
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Click Tools
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Click Convert.
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On the Compatibility page, choose User-defined settings from the Recommended formatting options for list box.
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From the Options list, enable the check boxes next to the options that you want to save in the custom settings:
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Allow boxes to be positioned outside printable region — lets you position a box so that an area of the box exists outside the printable region of the document
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Disable right hyphenation hot zone — moves a word to the next line if the word extends beyond the right margin
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Do not format document using printer metrics — sets up documents, fonts, and other settings without communicating with a printer
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Format document based on WordPerfect 5.1 specifications — allows you to set vertical spacing for fonts on the basis of point size, as in WordPerfect 5.1, rather than on Adobe/TrueType font metrics
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Treat tabs like MS Word — advances text to the next tab stop, even if the cursor is less than one character away from the next tab stop
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Click Template.
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Click Yes.
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The customized settings are saved in the default template and are applied to all WordPerfect documents that you open.
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You cannot customize the settings for opening files created in WordPerfect 5.1 or 5.2, or in Microsoft Word version 6 or later.
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To specify Windows metafile (WMF) graphics conversion settings | |
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Click Tools
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Click Convert.
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Click the Convert tab.
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In the Windows metafile options area, enable one of the following options:
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Retain metafile (.WMF) format
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Convert to WordPerfect (.WPG) format
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Retain in both .WMF and .WPG formats
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To specify DOS and Windows code page settings | |
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Click Tools
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Click Convert.
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Click the Convert tab.
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Click Options
Code pages. |
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In the Code page setting dialog box, choose a code page setting from each of the following list boxes:
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DOS code page
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Windows code page
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To specify font conversion settings for WordPerfect 4.2 fonts | |
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Click Tools
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Click Convert.
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Click the Convert tab.
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Click Options, and click WP 4.2 fonts.
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In the Font settings dialog box, choose a font from the Fonts list.
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Click Edit.
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In the Edit WordPerfect 4.2 font dialog box, choose a font style from the Typeface box.
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Type a value in the Pitch box.
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