Corel Ventura 4.2 Import Filters - #4201

            The following is a list of the file formats which Corel
            VENTURA 4.2 supports for import. If you do not see a
            particular file format listed, the source application may
            be able to save or export the file as one of the file
            formats below:

            Note: *.* stands for 'any filename with any extension'.
            Therefore, the asterisk (*) is a wildcard meaning 'any'.
            Thus, you can decipher that *.txt would mean 'any file
            with the extension txt'. Likewise, *.gem would mean 'any
            file with the extension gem'. This way of describing
            files and/or file extensions is very common within DOS
            and Windows, so it is good to understand its meaning.

            Please be aware that when importing a text file from a
            word processor, the basic content of the text file is
            translated into a form which Corel VENTURA can decipher.
            Included in the basic content would be the actual text
            plus character level formatting such as underline,
            boldface, font settings, and the like.

            Since Corel VENTURA will be used for the overall
            typesetting of the document, the format information of
            the original text file will be ignored when it is read
            into Corel VENTURA. Application specific commands and/or
            special effects applied to the original file which would
            otherwise be applied by Corel VENTURA will be ignored. As
            a result, a text file brought into Corel VENTURA will not
            look as it did in its source application, but the basic
            content of the file will be intact and prepared for final
            mark-up by Corel VENTURA.

            Note: Since the format information from the original word
            processor is eliminated as soon as the chapter is saved,
            you must save the text file under a different name before
            loading it into Corel VENTURA if you want to retain the
            original word processor formatting.

            For more information regarding the requirements and
            limitations of each filter please refer to Corel
            VENTURA's on-line help under Import Text and also under
            Text Translation.

            Import file types

            Text                                      File Types

            ASCII                                     *.txt
            DCA                                       *.rft
            MS Word, Word for Windows 2.0             *.doc
            Multimate                                 *.doc
            PRN to Table                              *.prn
            WordPerfect (4.2 and 5.0)                 *.wp
            WordStar                                  *.ws
            Xywrite                                   *.txt

            Graphic (Line Art)

            GEM Line Art                              *.gem
            Windows Metafile                          *.wmf
            AutoCAD                                   *.sld
            Computer Graphics Metafile                *.cgm
            HPGL                                      *.hpg
            Lotus 1-2-3                               *.pic
            Macintosh PICT                            *.pct
            PostScript Encapsulated                   *.eps
            Video Show files                          *.pic

            Graphic (Image)

            GEM Image                                 *.img
            DCS                                       *.mas
            Macintosh Paint                           *.pnt
            PC Paintbrush                             *.pcx
            TIFF files                                *.tif

            Filters for MS Word for Windows 6.0 & WordPerfect 6.0

            Corel Ventura Publisher version 4.2 does not currently
            contain an import filter for either WordPerfect 6.0 or
            Microsoft Word 6.0. As these products were released after
            Corel Ventura Publisher 4.2, their filters were not
            available.

            No update providing these filters is available for Corel
            Ventura. In order to load files created in MS Word 6.0 or
            WordPerfect 6.0, you must save the document in a format
            supported by Corel Ventura such as, saving the file in
            ASCII format or in a lesser Word format (2.x) or
            WordPerfect format (5.x).

            Conflicts With MS Word For Windows 6.0

            If MS Word for Windows 6.0 is running in the background
            when you start Corel Ventura Publisher 4.2 (or an older
            version of Ventura Publisher) you may receive the
            following message:

            "The text file specified in the chapter cannot be loaded
            or requires a loadable converter which could not be found
            or won't fit due to a /A switch."

            You may also notice that some import filters normally
            available under the File/Load Text/Picture option are now
            unavailable. To correct this, simply exit MS Word 6.0 and
            Ventura Publisher, restart Windows and load Ventura
            Publisher before re-loading MS Word. If Corel Ventura
            Publisher is launched before MS Word 6.0, all filters are
            available and the "/A switch" message should not appear.


            Copyright © 1996 Corel Corporation.
            Last Updated: 29 May, 1996