Converting WordPerfect files

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Author Message David G. Axt, CCS, CSI ,SCIP Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1352 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 01:23 pm:    What is the best way to convert WordPerfect .wpd files to MS Word .docx files? David G. Axt, CCS, CSI, SCIP Specifications Consultant/Web Publisher www.localproductreps.com Richard A. Rosen, CSI, CCS, AIA Senior Member Username: rarosen Post Number: 111 Registered: 08-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 01:59 pm:    Just open Word and go to "Open File" in the drop down menu. Navigate to the folder with the file in it and double click on the file. Word should convert the file, it may not be a perfect conversion and will probably need some formating fixes but it beats typing from scratch. David G. Axt, CCS, CSI ,SCIP Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1353 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 02:14 pm:    Richard, That is what I have done in the past but for some reason my Word 2013 does not work that smoothly. I have had to do a work around by opening the WordPerfect file up in Word 2003 then save it then open the Word 2003 file up in Word 2013. David G. Axt, CCS, CSI, SCIP Specifications Consultant/Web Publisher www.localproductreps.com Jeffrey Wilson CSI CCS Senior Member Username: wilsonconsulting Post Number: 133 Registered: 03-2006 Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 04:14 pm:    With MS Word 2007, I simply navigate in Explorer to the file, right click and use "Open With" -- that doesn't work w/ Word 2013? David E Lorenzini Senior Member Username: deloren Post Number: 152 Registered: 04-2000 Posted on Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 08:00 pm:    David, You might try to check Word Help. I don't use Word 2013, but the Help menu on other versions have a "WordPerfect Help" option. It has to be installed as an option during the setup process, but you can usually install options after the fact by using the Control Panel>Programs and Features (or something similar under newer versions). I've never used it, but its worth the try. David Lorenzini, FCSI, CCS Architectural Resources Co. Jerome J. Lazar, RA, CCS, CSI, SCIP Senior Member Username: lazarcitec Post Number: 1078 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Friday, March 14, 2014 - 10:47 am:    David, I prepare all my specs in Wordperfect and I can tell you that it is a hit or miss situation, some Word files convert easily, some do not, and the ones that do not usually wind up crashing my system. Therefore I have a policy to only accept files in PDF. Why are you wanting to convert wordperfect files to word? John Regener, AIA, CCS, CCCA, CSI, SCIP Senior Member Username: john_regener Post Number: 691 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Friday, March 14, 2014 - 07:46 pm:    David Axt: This is a case where "new and improved" ain't, when it comes to good ol' trusty WordPerfect. I find that converting to MS Word from WP 5.1 DOS is a mess with Word 2010 (Word 2010 doesn't like WP graphics and other internal file features). With Word 2000 or 2003, it's more smooth, with little fussing around beyond checking for widows/orphans and other page breaks. Going the other way, Word to WP5.1 DOS or to Corel WordPerfect X5 (Windows), is laborious. Start with "saving" the .doc file to ASCII text file format and then get going with repetitive keystroke combinations or small macros. (Not all repetitive changes lend themselves to macros ... too many variables). I think .doc files using styles would compound problems. Paul Stockert New member Username: pstockert Post Number: 1 Registered: 02-2014 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2014 - 10:49 am:    I have a process that takes about 5 minutes per file. If you start with a styled Masterspec WordPerfect file, the end result is a styled Word document that is fully functional with paragraph numbering. They keep changing Word, and what worked for 2007 doesn't work for 2010, I don't have Word 2013 yet. I've tried many save as and conversion programs and none give the same result. Paul Stockert Junior Member Username: pstockert Post Number: 2 Registered: 02-2014 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2014 - 10:56 am:    You have to create a Template in Word using all the Paragraph styles. Take a MasterSpec Word file and delete all the text except 1 line of each style (PART, ART, PR1 through PR5). I don't see a way to attach a file here, but I could send to you the process.