ARCHIVED: Can Microsoft Word 2000 read other file formats?

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Microsoft Word 2000 can convert many different file formats into its own format, just as Word did in previous versions of Microsoft Office. The native file converter can convert file types such as:

HTML
MS-DOS Text and MS-DOS Text with Line Breaks
Rich Text Format (RTF)
Text Only
Text with Line Breaks
Unicode Text
Word 97 for Windows
Word 98 for Macintosh
Word 6.0/95 for Windows
Word 6.0 for Macintosh
Word 4.x-5.1 for Macintosh (import only)
Word 2.0 and 1.0 for Windows (import only)

Note: Documents created in versions of WordPerfect previous to 5.0 may have most text converted, but you might need to edit them to make them completely legible.

However, the conversion program is not installed by default. The first time you attempt to open a non-Microsoft Word document in Microsoft Word 2000, you will be prompted with a message stating, "Microsoft Word can't import the specified format. The feature is not currently installed. Would you like to install it now?" Click Yes. When prompted, insert your Microsoft Office 2000 CD into your CD drive. The Windows Installer then runs and installs the necessary component to convert that particular type of file into Microsoft Word 2000.

Note: If you installed Word 2000 from IUware Online, the conversion will install automatically from your hard drive. If you deleted your installation files, you will need to reinstall Word.