Graham Mayor
... helping to ease the lives of Microsoft Word users.
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Downloadable files
Bookmarks and variables editor (old version) - 83 kb - A
useful, but more limited, version of the bookmarks and variables
editor, whicfh has its own web page.
Click Yes - 89kb - Is that security prompt driving you to
distraction when you try to merge to e-mail from Outlook? This
tiny utility sits in the system tray and clicks 'Yes' for you.
Visit the
writer's
own web site for the latest updates and further information
on this handy utility.
Envelope templates - 241kb - A simple and easily edited set
of Word size 10 envelope templates, one with airmail
graphic one without, andone with 'attention'
line. All initially attempt to insert an address from Outlook,
though this is optional. See accompanying readme.txt file.
MSCAL.ZIP
- 342kb - Microsoft's ActiveX Office calendar control (includes
versions for Word 97-2007/2010)
OutlookEnvelopeForm.zip - 6 kb - A user form driven function
to add the printing of an envelope or label for the selected
Outook contact
Printfolders 1.2 - 156 kb - Explorer does not have any
means of printing a directory listing. This handy little
freeware utility will rectify that omission, to produce a text
file with a variety of formatting options. The application is
straightforward to use, but in case of difficulty there are
additional instructions in Adobe PDF format, to view which you
will need the
Acrobat reader.
Simple CD Text Player - 412kb - Few Windows CD playing
tools (and even fewer domestic CD players) will display CD Text
information recorded on the disc. This simple player (freeware)
will.
Stripmail.zip - 140 kb - A freeware e-mail stripper. Removes
'>' and ' |' characters and reformats e-mail messages into
paragraphs.
In addition to the files listed on this page, there is a large number of downloadable files featured as add-ins listed on the Word Pages index.
File converter downloads
Microsoft has a policy of regularly reviewing its software security. I cannot guarantee that security updates will not affect these old filters. If you find they don't work, remove the registry entries they create (you can open the registry patches in Notepad to review what changes have been made) and remove the filter(s) from the TextConv folder. If you need any help to remove the registry entries or the files, contact me via the link on the Home Page with details of your operating system.
Note: The converters presented below were all originally supplied either with Word or were available for download as extras. They have been withdrawn, or replaced by more limited updates as they were said to have the potential to compromise security, so use them at your own risk.
Note: The converters include registry patches for Windows 32 bit operating systems. Windows 7 - 64 bit uses a different file path and registry keys. As these are old filters, I have decided to update the installation instructions only on request. As I receive the requests, I will update the download file to include the revised instructions. If you wish to use these old filters with the Windows 7 - 64 bit operating system, and the zip file has not been updated to include the relevant registry patch, please contact me via the link on the Contaxt for more details.
Extract the CNV files to the folder \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextConv. Merge the registry patches with your registry (right click the patch in Windows Explorer and select Merge). Restart Word to make the filters available. With older operating systems, it may be necessary to reboot. As the files are modified to include the Windows 7 64 bit versions, I will also include a self extracting installation file, which will correctly locate the files and create the registry entries.
Ensure that any existing files of the same name are safely backed up before replacing them.
AMI Pro -Sadly this old filter no longer appears to work.
Regrettably other solutions will have to be adopted to convert
AmiPro files. FileMerlin
is one such solution that does still work - though the trial version
adds spelling errors to the converted file.
DXF
graphics filter for Word - 122kb - This is the old and
discontinued DXF import filter. Read the enclosed instructions.
Excel converter for Word
- 65kb - This is the old converter originally supplied with
Word, which allows you to save in Excel format - or rather it
did until recent security updates removed that ability. Now it
will merely open Excel format files in Word.
MS-DOS Text with Layout converter for Word - 185kb - This is
the old converter which allowed Word to save to MSDOS text with
layout *.ASC. Read the enclosed instructions before applying
this filter.
PCX
graphics filter for Word 2003 - 35kb - Read the enclosed
installation instructions before applying this filter. This
filter does not work with recent Word versions! Consider instead
converting the format before inserting into Word.
SnagIt will do the job,
but there are others.
RFT/DCA converter for
Word - 84kb - IBM DisplayWrite text converter
Word (for DOS) converter for Word - 106kb
Word 6 converter for Word - 603kb - The old Word 6 RTF
filter is not required to produce RTF output, but some third
party software e.g. Quark is more comfortable with the output of
this older filter. It can be used alongside the new filter.
WordPerfect
converter for Word - 294kb - Note this is the old converter
originally supplied with Word that allows files to be saved in
WP format.
Note: If you need to convert Word Perfect documents to Word, then start by visiting : How to Import WordPerfect Files into Microsoft Word
WordStar (for DOS) converter for Word - 117kb
Works converters for Word - 983kb - Converters for Works Version
6 and earlier
versions. This file now includes registry patches and installer for Windows 64 bit.
Third Party Downloads
Calendar.zip - 51 kb (9/1/2013) A template from Doug Robbins
which includes a neat calendar function which overcomes the problem
of mscal.ocx not being available to your projects.
Catalogue Mailmerge.zip - 27kb (5/3/2009) A document,
template and Excel data file which demonstrate with sample
fields, how to mailmerge a list separated by categories - based
upon
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294686
The remarkable work on date field
calculations and field mathematics by fellow MVP Paul Edstein,
who uses the forum pseudonym Macropod, has been available for download
from www.wopr.com for a while, but since the crash of that site
the files are available here.
You should post any queries about
Paul's tutorials to the Word forum at the Woody's Lounge (https://www.wopr.com/index.php?showforum=10).
DateCalc.zip - 81kb
- (Updated 18/12/2009) A document containing instructions and
examples of just about every date calculation you could wish
for.
Index-Sequencer.zip
- 57kb - An add-in for Word by regular Microsoft Word forum
contributor Andreas Killer to convert sequential index numbers
to hyphenated lists e.g. 1, 3, 5. 6. 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 18, 19, 25
is converted to 1, 3, 5-10, 13, 18-19, 25. The add-in is
supplied in DOT format which is compatible with recent Word
versions.
WordFieldMaths.zip - 53kb - (Updated 5/3/2009) Another document
from Paul Edstein explaining the mysteries of field calculations, again with
examples.
Following is a set of macros produced by Tonya Marshall for the purpose of converting WordPerfect labels to Word. Instructions are included.
Adobe PDF Format
To view these PDF format documents, you'll need to install the
Adobe Acrobat reader.
Lost in Italy - 385kb - Way back in the summer of 1998 my wife
and I completed a road journey from Cyprus to the UK and back again.
This is a complete account of our experiences on that journey in the
form of a short story.
Download
The old web site format linked all the files available for download on a page equivalent to this.
By downloading from this page users often missed the web pages that related to the files in question, leading to unnecessary additional support for matters that were explained on the web pages themselves. I have therefore removed the links from this page that are available on the web pages themselves.