All "recent" versions of Microsoft Office only allow conversion to WordPerfect 5
or below.  Nothing higher.  Therein is the problem. I'm assuming it's a
"marketing" thing Microsoft does to make it more difficult for people who don't
want to use their software.
- Jane

Randall Legeai wrote:

> At 09:41 PM 12/07/1999 -0700, you wrote:
> >The WordPerfect to PDF conversion is the same as for Office 97/Word 97 to
> >PDF. One likely explanation is that the document was compromised when it
> >was translated to Office 97/Word 97, since Word will only recognize
> >WordPerfect 5 (published 7 or 8 years ago).
>
> I assume you are referring to the Mac version of Microsoft Office. I
> believe that converters for WordPerfect 5 and 6 are included in Windows
> Office 97 and Office 2000.
>
> See:
> <http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q133/7/96.asp>
> <http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q135/2/50.asp>
> <http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q183/1/38.asp>
>
> >The good news is that WordPerfect will open and save to the same generation
> >Word files. Additionally, WordPerfect versions 6 through 9 are compatible,
> >so P.I.s can work together even if they are not using the same version.
> >Adobe Acrobat is included in the WordPerfect 9 package, so you do not have
> >to purchase additional software to convert files to PDF!  All this helps
> >P.I.s concentrate on their science instead of the mechanics of
> >communicating, which is "a good thing!" and which helps explain the
> >durability of  WordPerfect in this imperfect world!
> >
> >I'd be glad to help you with the conversion if you'd like to contact me
> >directly.
> >
> >Winnie Ennenga
> >
> >
> >At 05:48 PM 12/7/99 -0800, you wrote:
> > >We have a few PI's that still use WordPerfect. When creating a PDF from a
> > >word perfect document, formatting is compromised totally. We saved this
> > >document as a Office 97/Word 97 document, but the formatting is still saved
> > >into the new document; scanning finally worked, but an error message still
> > >came up before the PDF was created.  Does anyone have another solution?
> > >
> > >Thank you
> > >
> > >Joanne T. Cobble
> > >Proposal Services Specialist
> > >San Diego State University Foundation
> > >Research and Community Services - Development
> > >5250 Campanile Drive
> > >San Diego, CA  92182-1931
> > >619.594.5505
> > >619.594.4950 (fax)
> > >xxxxxx@foundation.sdsu.edu
>
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