Convert and Open Files, No Matter Where They Come From. Instantly. User's Guide ® Don't Get Caught With a File You Can't Open! User's Guide Conversions Plus Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 and 2000 DataViz, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. © Copyright 1997, 1999, 2000 by DataViz, Inc. Trumbull, Connecticut U.S.A. MacOpener, Conversions Plus, MacLinkPlus, Desktop To Go, and Documents To Go are registered trademarks of DataViz, Inc. Table of Contents Welcome to Conversions Plus ............................................................................. 7 Terms Used in This Manual .................................................................................. 8 Product Contents ................................................................................................... 8 Installation .............................................................................................................. 8 Technical Support .................................................................................................. 8 Upgrades ................................................................................................................. 9 Getting Started ....................................................................................................... 9 Other DataViz Products ......................................................................................... 9 Using and Converting Files .................................................................................. 11 Opening Problem Files ........................................................................................... 11 Getting Information on Files ................................................................................. 13 Converting Files ..................................................................................................... 14 Right-Clicking to Convert ...................................................................................... 14 Converting Graphic Files ....................................................................................... 15 Converting Portions of Graphic Files ................................................................... 16 Converting Clipboard Files ................................................................................... 17 Quick Convert ......................................................................................................... 17 Converting Batches of Files ................................................................................... 17 Using the Conversions Plus Program ................................................................... 19 Viewing and Printing Files ................................................................................... 21 How to View Files ................................................................................................... 21 Viewing Attachments Received in Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Exchange Mail ....................................................................... 22 Viewing Compressed Files ..................................................................................... 23 Viewing Files Using the Conversions Plus Program ............................................ 23 Decompressing Files ............................................................................................ 25 How to Decompress Files ....................................................................................... 25 Using the Conversions Plus Program to Decompress Files ................................ 27 Retrieving Files from E-mail ................................................................................. 29 Using the Attachment Wizard ............................................................................... 29 Contents Preferences ............................................................................................................ 31 General Preferences ............................................................................................... 31 Archive Preferences ............................................................................................... 32 Quick Convert Preferences .................................................................................... 33 Opening Files Preferences ..................................................................................... 34 Batch Conversion Preferences .............................................................................. 35 Using Macintosh Disks in Your PC ..................................................................... 37 Disk Format ............................................................................................................ 37 The MacOpener Driver .......................................................................................... 37 SCSI Disks ................................................................................................................ 38 File Format .............................................................................................................. 38 Setting the Driver Preferences .............................................................................. 38 Extension Mapping ................................................................................................ 38 Dual CD-ROMs ........................................................................................................ 41 Driver On/Off ......................................................................................................... 42 Formatting a Macintosh Disk ................................................................................ 42 Macintosh Properties ............................................................................................. 43 Name Doctor .......................................................................................................... 45 Adding Extensions to File Names ......................................................................... 45 Correcting Illegal Files Names .............................................................................. 46 Preview .................................................................................................................... 47 Appendix A: The File Conversions Library......................................................... 49 Appendix B: Features Supported ........................................................................ 51 Appendix C: The Translator List .......................................................................... 52 Appendix D: Macintosh Files ............................................................................... 53 Appendix E: DOS/Windows File Extensions ...................................................... 54 7 Welcome to Conversions Plus Conversions Plus is a utility that helps you use and access files regardless of what format they are in or where they came from. With Conversions Plus you can: · · · · · · Open files that Windows doesn't recognize. Convert files for use in your favorite programs. View and print files even if you don't have the program that created the file. Decompress any archive file. Decode and use file attachments you receive via e-mail. Read, write and format Macintosh disks in your PC. Conversions Plus contains file translation combinations supporting a variety of file formats. The translators provide conversions for the most popular word processing, spreadsheet, database and graphics programs. Converted documents retain all the original formatting (margins, paragraphs, bold, headers, footers, footnotes, embedded graphics, etc.) and are ready to use in your favorite PC program. With Conversions Plus you can decompress any archive file that has been compressed using the most popular compression programs. You can view and print compressed files, as well as virtually any file on your computer. Conversions Plus is considered "The DataViz Suite" of products and therefore includes all of the features of MacOpener® (the Macintosh Disk Opener). E-mail has become a method to send and receive files. However, with all the different e-mail software available, the process of receiving attachments is not always reliable. Conversions Plus allows you to retrieve and use problem file attachments received via e-mail. As mentioned, Conversions Plus includes the features of MacOpener, which allows you to read, write and format Macintosh disks in your PC. You will have access to Macintosh disks and files as if you were accessing a PC disk. Conversions Plus allows you to put a Macintosh disk (floppy, SCSI or CD-ROM) in your PC and copy files to and from that disk, as well as convert files from that disk directly on to your PC. It is the only product of its kind to provide both file transfer (via MacOpener) and file translation. 8 Welcome to Conversions Plus Terms Used in This Manual Conversions Plus supports a variety of Macintosh media. In order to simplify references to certain media, we will use the following conventions throughout the manual. SCSI Disk will refer to any Macintosh SCSI media, removable cartridge or hard disk. These include SyQuest, Bernoulli or a Macintosh hard disk. Macintosh Disk refers to any of the above and Macintosh CD-ROMs. Use Macintosh Disks refers to reading, writing and formatting Macintosh disks with the exception of CD-ROMs (which are read only). Product Contents Your package should include: · This manual · A CD-ROM disk · Conversions Plus registration card · Getting Started manual Installation To install, place the Conversions Plus CD in your CD-ROM drive, and the installer will automatically run. If this does not happen, go to the CD and run "setup.exe". Technical Support Technical support is only provided to registered users. For this reason, it is important that you fill out your registration card and return it to us. Our support group can be reached weekdays at (203) 268-0030 from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST. You can also visit our web site at http://www.dataviz.com. If you call for assistance, please have your registration number handy. It can be found in the "About Conversions Plus" box, which is accessed through the Help menu in the Conversions Plus program. It can also be found on your registration card. Welcome to Conversions Plus 9 Upgrades When you register your product, you will be put in our database and informed of all new releases of Conversions Plus. Upgrades are provided to all registered users for a reduced fee. As new versions of programs are released, we will usually provide updated translators to support them. Therefore, it is important that you register so you will receive information regarding these important upgrades. Getting Started For the experienced user, we have included a Getting Started manual which provides quick tips for using the product. If you have difficulty, please consult the appropriate section of the manual before calling our technical support department. Other DataViz Products The following is a brief description of other DataViz products. These products are available to all DataViz customers at a reduced price. MacOpener: This is a utility for Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT that reads and writes Macintosh disks (SCSI, CD-ROMs and hard drives) in your PC. It allows you to copy files back and forth between a Macintosh disk and your PC, as well as format disks as Macintosh right in Windows. This product is also included with Conversions Plus. Desktop To Go: Desktop To Go is a utility which synchronizes your desktop data with a PalmTM Organizer, HandspringTM Visor or IBM® WorkPad. It includes synchronizers for Microsoft® OutlookTM 97/98/2000 and Schedule+ 7.0-7.5. Documents To Go: Documents To Go is a utility which views word processing and spreadsheet files (such as Word and Excel) on a PalmTM Organizer, HandspringTM Visor or IBM® WorkPad. There is no need to specially format your documents because Documents To Go automatically optimizes them for viewing on your handheld every time you synchronize. MacLinkPlus: MacLinkPlus is a file translation utility for Macintosh that provides file conversions between Mac and PC files, as well as between different Macintosh formats. Once translated, all the original file formatting is retained. 11 Chapter 1 Using and Converting Files This chapter is designed to help you use or convert files when you don't have the program that created the file. It is divided into two sections. The first section will provide instructions for opening files that Windows cannot recognize. The second section will provide information on converting files, so you can use them in the program of your choice or to give to someone else. Conversions Plus provides two methods for converting files, and each is explained in detail. The process f ...