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Introduction

This page links to resources for transferring WordStar files into the file formats used by other programs. The resources - import/export filters, etc. - aren't provided on this site, but may be obtained from the links below.

Where Microsoft Knowledge Base articles are referred to, these can be viewed on-line by using the Microsoft Site Search and entering the article number (in the form: Qxxxxx), or off-line as an email message by sending an email to Microsoft Help mshelp@microsoft.com with the article number as the subject. All referenced articles have this set as a link. Therefore you may just click on the link to the article, and then select Send in your email client. Microsoft Help will send you a message containing the article text.

If you are moving to Microsoft Word the WordStar Command Add-In can ease that transition. A number of basic questions about the WordStar Command Add-In are covered here, for full details, see the main FAQ page.

This section summarises the import/export options and methods

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Microsoft Word for Windows 2

To import or export WordStar 3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, or 5.5 format documents with microsoft Word for Windows 2 you need to make sure that you've installed the WordStar text import/export filter. This file was available on a supplimental file conversions disk that had to be ordered from Microsoft. If you don't have the disk you can download it from Microsoft's Web site.

To install the filter you will need to copy the file WWCONV.EXE into your Word program directory (usually C:\WINWORD) and then run it. This will extract all of the additional converters in the Zip archive. You can then delete the WWCONV.EXE file (although I'd suggest backing it up to a floppy first).

When you next try to open a WordStar file from within Word 2, Word will add details of the newly installed WordStar filter to the [MSWord Text Converters] section of your WIN.INI file.

If you don't have a WordStar file available to open, or you want to install all the filters in one go, then carry out the following actions: