In-Class Presentation Word'97

Converting a WP.doc to a Word'97.doc

In this lesson you will:

1. Insert a WordPerfect (or other document file type) disk into the A drive.

2. Open up Microsoft Word'97.

3. Open the saved WP document on the disk into Word '97 and save it as a Word '97 doc.

Step Number

What You're Doing

How To Do It

1

Inserting the disk with the WordPerfect file on it into the A: drive

Insert the disk into the A drive located on the lower right side of your laptop.

2.

Start Word'97

You must start Word'97 FIRST to get it to convert a document.

a. Start Button --> Programs --> Microsoft Word

b. File --> Open --> Select A: drive --> select the file you want to open.

  • Word will take a few moments to covert the file for you.
  • It may look a little different than the WP copy. You'll need to edit the document format.

3.

Save the Document in

Word '97 Format

a. File -->

b. Save As -->

c. Name the document and select the folder you want to save it in.

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