CleanConvert™ quickly and reliably moves text, footnotes and graphics from a WordPerfect document that is opened in Microsoft Word – into a new Microsoft Word document:
Free of unnecessary section breaks
Free of confusing {Private} and other unfamiliar codes
The new Word document is clean, stable and will not cause problems in headers, footers or page numbering… and will not become a corrupted document!
CleanConvert™ is installed as a menu option in Microsoft Word.
CleanConvert™ is designed to be used on a single WordPerfect document that you open in Microsoft Word. It is not designed for converting “batches” of files. You can use CleanConvert™ in as many WordPerfect documents as you wish to, but must use it on 1 document at a time.
In Microsoft Word, open a WordPerfect document.
Click the CleanConvert™ menu and select
Run CleanConvert™ on this document
After CleanConvert™ has processed the document, the WordPerfect document is closed so that it remains a WordPerfect document without any changes saved.
Save the new Word document, or copy/move the content into an existing Microsoft Word document.
Which versions of WordPerfect and Microsoft Word does CleanConvert™ support?
Partial List of WordPerfect features prone to problems when converting a document to Microsoft Word: (Microsoft’s built-in converter runs automatically when opening a WordPerfect document in MS Word)
Back Tabs
Cross References
Delayed Headers & Footers
Fonts / Special Font attributes (e.g., Small, Large, Very Large, etc.)
After Microsoft’s built-in converter runs when a WordPerfect document is opened, CleanConvert™ does not do further conversion or formatting. Its purpose is to create a clean and stable Microsoft Word document:
Free of unnecessary section breaks
Free of confusing {Private} and other unfamiliar codes
Free of potentially fatal embedded codes in file pretext that can cause the document to become corrupted
New, clean header and footer with no page numbering – since it is safer to create new headers, footers and page numbers, or to copy the converted text into an existing document that already has headers, footers and page numbering set up.
The new document maintains the original document's Page Setup that was established on Page 1 -- margins, header & footer size, paper size (letter, legal, A4, etc), and orientation (portrait, landscape). Therefore, Page Setup information established at Page 1 in the WordPerfect document is maintained throughout the new document in MS Word.
What file formats does Microsoft’s built-in converter include for MS Word? How do I know if the converter is installed?
Microsoft’s built-in converter runs automatically when you open a WordPerfect document in Microsoft Word. If there are problems with the WordPerfect document, the following symptoms may occur:
Using CleanConvert™ does not help this problem.
This information is provided from Microsoft’s support article, Q275942:
How do I resolve a Run-Time error '4605' in CleanConvert™?
The cause is probably a graphic or text box is the very first item at the beginning of the document. To work around this problem:
In the WordPerfect document, press Ctrl+Home to move cursor to the very beginning of the document.
Press Ctrl+Enter to insert a hard page break.
Run CleanConvert™ on the document.
After CleanConvert™ creates a new MS Word document containing the text and graphics from the WordPerfect document, press Ctrl+Home to move cursor to the very beginning of the document, then press Delete to remove the hard page break.
How do I get a registration code for CleanConvert™?
- Click the CleanConvert™ menu, select UnInstall CleanConvert™ and follow the instructions
- or use this method:
Step 1: Determine the version of Microsoft Word. Click the Help menu in MS Word, and choose About Microsoft Word.
Step 2: Close Microsoft Word.
Step 3: On the Desktop, double-click the My Computer icon, then go to one of the following folders – depending on which version of Microsoft Word is installed:
Word 97/2000: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Startup
Word 2002/XP: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Startup
Word 2003/2007 (XP): C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP
Word 2007(Vista): C:\Users\[YOUR USER NAME]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP
Step 4: Delete the file named CleanConvert.dot
When you open Microsoft Word the CleanConvert! menu will be gone.
