7. Version 9.7.1 List of Components and their Locations
8. Complete List of Translators in Version 9.7.1
9. Contacting Technical Support
These additions have been made to MacLinkPlus in the version 9.7.1 release.
1. Version 9.7.1 Translation Capability
These new translators have been added since version 9.7. For a complete list of translators in version 9.7.1, see the end of this file.
• WordPerfect 8
• Quattro Pro 8
• Updated RTF (for RTF saved out of Word 97)
• Numerous improvements to various other translators
2. New Features Added in Version 9.7
These features were added in version 9.7 and are included in the 9.7.1 release as well.
• Long Filename Support (Document Converter translations only)
You can now set MacLinkPlus to maintain long filenames when converting files to Windows formats using the Document Converter. This preference is set in the MacLinkPlus Setup Control Panel.
1. Open the control panel
2. Click and hold the Category pop-up menu
3. Select "Document Converter File Naming"
4. Change the Preference from "Standard DOS 8.3 Naming" to "Long Windows 95 Naming"
Files dragged over PC format Document Converters will then be converted, maintaining up to 27 characters of the Mac file name and will have the appropriate DOS extension appended to the end of the name.
For Example:
The Mac file named "This is a Mac 31 Character File" when converted to Word for Windows with the new preference would be renamed "This is a Mac 31 Character .DOC"
The following items were added in version 9.0:
• Auto Bullets, Auto Numbers and Multilevel Outlines
MacLinkPlus supports these formats in the following ways:
ClarisWorks (Mac and Win) v. 3 & 4
- Bullets, numbers & multilevel outlines supported as ClarisWorks Labels
RTF
- Supports auto bullets, numbers & multilevel outlines (See comments below re: RTF exported out of Word 97)
Microsoft Word for Mac v. 5.1
- Supports bullets as characters & numbers as outlines
Microsoft Word for Mac v. 6
- Supports auto bullets, numbers & multilevel outlines. No support of special auto bullet characters
Microsoft Word for Windows v. 2 & 6
- Supports auto bullets, numbers & multilevel outlines. No support of special auto bullet characters
Microsoft Works for Mac v. 4
- Supports bullets only via paragraph style
Microsoft Works for Windows v. 3 & 4
- Supports auto bullets only
WordPerfect for Mac v. 3.x
- Supports bullets as paragraph style & auto numbers/multilevel outlines
WordPerfect for DOS
- Supports bullets, numbers and multilevel outlines as paragraph attributes
WordPerfect for Windows v. 6 & 7
- Supports bullets, numbers and multilevel outlines as paragraph attributes
There is a preference in the MacLinkPlus Setup Control Panel to treat all auto attributes as text. If you are experiencing problems with translation results, this setting will will make the resulting document look better in most cases. Be sure to try changing this preference before calling with a problem.
Custom bullet characters and the symbol font characters are not supported at this time.
• Bookmarks and Hypertext Links
MacLinkPlus will convert Hypertext links between two word processors that support this feature. If you are translating from HTML, URLs will be converted to hypertext links in applications that support them, and into blue underlined text in applications that do not. There is also a preference in the MacLinkPlus Setup control panel to reference the URLs in HTML documents as footnotes or endnotes.
The following word processors support Bookmarks and Hypertext links:
Word 6.0 Mac (with Internet Assistant)
RTF (opened in Word with Internet Assistant)
Word 6.0. & 7.0 Windows (with Internet Assistant)
Word 97
WordPerfect 7.0 & 8.0 Windows
WordPerfect 3.5 Mac
• Absolutely Positioned Objects (Text and Graphic Frames)
In most newer word processors graphics can be placed into a document in one of two ways: Inline or absolutely positioned. If they are inline, that means that they flow with the text in the document. If they are absolutely positioned, they are "anchored" to a page, margin, paragraph or some other geographic place in a document. In versions prior to 9.0, MacLinkPlus only supported inline graphics. With 9.0 and later we have begun to support absolutely positioned graphics and text frames in the following applications:
ClarisWorks 2.x, 3 & 4.0
MacWrite Pro
RTF
Word 5.1 (Mac)
Word 2.0 (Windows)
Word 6.0 & 7.0 (Mac & Windows)
Word 97
WordPerfect 5.1, 6.0, 7.0 & 8.0 (Windows)
WordPerfect 2, 3 & 3.5 (Mac)
Microsoft Works 4.0 (Mac)
Microsoft Works 3.0 & 4.0 (Windows)
3. No Longer Supported
In Version 9.0, we removed support for Microsoft Word External Converters and Microsoft Works Converters. This means that you will no longer be able to access the MacLinkPlus translators from the "Open" or "Save As..." dialogs in these two applications. You WILL, however, still be able to translate to and from Microsoft Word and Works through our recommended translation systems such as Mac OS Easy Open and the Document Converter. The reason the functionality was removed is that our translators have moved beyond the capabilities of these translation delivery systems. The MacLinkPlus installer will move them from their existing positions and place them in a folder in the MacLinkPlus 9.7 folder called "No Longer Supported".
4. MacLinkPlus Reference Manual
We have included some reference material regarding MacLinkPlus in a PDF Manual. This can be found in the MacLinkPlus 9.7 folder. You can read this with the Adobe Acrobat™ Reader, which can be downloaded off the Adobe website (www.adobe.com) or the DataViz web site (www.dataviz.com). If you received your upgrade on CD, we provide the Acrobat Reader on it as well. The MacLinkPlus Reference Manual is only installed with MacLinkPlus/PC Connect and MacLinkPlus/Translators Pro versions. MacLinkPlus/Easy Open Translators does not utilize any of the features (PC disk mounting on an Mac and cable connection to a PC) described in this document.
5. Limiting the number of translators
In order to reduce disk space or system requirements related to MacLinkPlus, it is now possible to disable selected translators. Removing infrequently used translators will speed up System startup and Document Converter setup.
It will also make the removed translators inaccessible from any of the recommended translation methods like Macintosh Easy Open, Document Converter, XTND and the MacLinkPlus application.
The MacLinkPlus Installer will allow you to reinstall the entire translation library should you find that a translator has been inadvertantly deleted from your hard drive.
Create a folder called Unused Translators in the DataViz folder in the System folder and place infrequently used translators in that folder to disable them. To enable them, put the translator files back in the DataViz folder root level and restart.
6. A word about some of the translators
• AmiPro 3
Although AmiPro supports APOs & AutoBullets/Numbers, support for these features was not added for this format.
In the case of APOs, the Ami Pro translator will attempt to place absolutely positioned objects as inline graphics whenever possible. If the translator is unable to determine where in the document the object is intended to be placed, it will insert all graphics at the beginning or end of the document - depending on the original file format being converted.
In the case of AutoBullets and Numbers, use the "Convert to Text" option in the MacLinkPlus Setup Control Panel for best results.
• ClarisWorks 4
ClarisWorks allows you to embed spreadsheets inside word processing files. If MacLinkPlus encounters a spreadsheet while translating a word processing file, that spreadsheet will be converted to a table. If that spreadsheet is anchored to text, it will be placed at the end of the paragraph. If that spreadsheet is floating (anchored to the page) then it will be placed at the end of the document.
• ClarisWorks 5
MacLinkPlus 9.7.1 does not contain direct support for ClarisWorks 5. Support for this format will be added in a future version. However, ClarisWorks 5 shipped with support for Mac OS Easy Open. Therefore, to translate a document into ClarisWorks 5, simply drag the document on the ClarisWorks 5 icon. To translate a ClarisWorks 5 document into a format that MacLinkPlus supports, choose "Save As..." from the ClarisWorks "File" menu and select the appropriate format from the pop up list.
• WordPerfect 6.0 and WPG2 Graphics
In translations FROM WordPerfect 6.0, if the Macintosh doing the translation does not have a math co-processor installed, files which contain embedded graphics may appear to be frozen while the translation is going on. Be patient, especially if the WordPerfect file contains several graphics.
This is also true if you are translating a “stand-alone” WPG2 graphic file (i.e. not embedded into a word processing file).
• OLE Translations
Translations of large OLE documents can be very memory-intensive. If problems are encountered, you may wish to increase the memory available to your application by increasing the Preferred Size in Get Info for the application. (Supported OLE applications are: Excel 5.0, Word Macintosh 6.0, Word for Windows 6.0 & 7.0, Word 97, MS Works Macintosh 4.0, and MS Works for Windows 3.0 & 4.0)
7. Version 9.7.1 List of Components and Their Locations
*Made by Apple Computer
Control Panels (68k & PowerMac):
*PC Exchange 2.0.5
*Mac OS Easy Open 1.1.3
MacLinkPlus Setup
Extensions (68k):
MacLinkPlus for Easy Open 68k
*Shared Library Manager
Extensions (PowerMac):
MacLinkPlus for Easy Open
DataViz Folder - Must be at the root level of the System Folder on the
startup drive and must be named "DataViz" (no quotes). There are 93 items in the v. 9.7.1 DataViz folder:
The following list of translators is for the Power Mac version. The 68k
version translator filenames contain "68k" (no quotes) at the end of the
name.
Ami Pro 2.0, 3.0, 3.1
AppleWorks DB
AppleWorks SS
AppleWorks WP 2
AppleWorks WP 3
AppleWorks WP GS
AutoCAD DXF
BMP - DIB
CGM
ClarisWorks DB 2.0-3.0
ClarisWorks DB 4.0
ClarisWorks SS 2.0-3.0
ClarisWorks SS 4.0
ClarisWorks WP 1.0
ClarisWorks WP 2.0-3.0
ClarisWorks WP 4.0
Comma Values DB
Comma Values SS
DataViz Required Rsrcs
(The file, DataViz Required Rsrcs, contains non-PowerMac Native
translators for MacWrite, MS Word v3, WordPerfect v4.2,
WordPerfect Mac 1, Wordstar below v5, Multimate below v4, XYWrite,
Mac Works v2 WP, Office Writer, WriteNow below v3, and some
graphics paths for these old formats)
DataViz Translation Mgr.
DataViz WP Interface
dBase II, III, IV
DCA-RFT
DIB
DIF DB
EPS
Excel 2.x
Excel 3.0
Excel 4.0
Excel 5.0
Excel 97
FrameMaker MIF 2.0
FrameMaker MIF 3.0
GIF - DIB
HTML
JPEG - DIB
kas_wdog
Languages (this is a folder)
Lotus PIC
Lotus WK3, WK4
Lotus WKS, WK1
MacWrite II
MacWrite Pro 1.0, 1.5
MS Works DB 2.0 Mac
MS Works DB 2.0,3.0 DOS
MS Works DB 3.0 Mac
MS Works DB 3.0 Win
MS Works DB 4.0 Mac
MS Works SS 2.0,3.0 Mac
MS Works SS 3.0 Win
MS Works SS 4.0 Mac
MS Works WP 2 DOS-Win
MS Works WP 2.0 Mac
MS Works WP 3.0 Mac
MS Works WP 3.0 Win
MS Works WP 4.0 Mac
Multimate 4
Nisus 3, Nisus Writer 4
PCX - DIB
PICT - DIB
PICT to WMF
PNG-DIB
Professional Write
Quattro Pro 1-8 Win
Quattro Pro 4.0 DOS
RTF Rich Text Format
SYLK DB
SYLK SS
Text
TIFF - DIB
Ventura Publisher GEM
Ventura Publisher IMG
WMF to PICT
WMF to WPG
WMF to WPG2
Word 1.0 Win
Word 2.0 Win
Word 4.0, 5.0, 5.1 Mac
Word 5.5 DOS
Word 6.0 Mac-Win
Word 97 Mac-Win
WordPerfect 6,7,8
WordPfct 5.0 DOS
WordPfct 5.1,5.2DOS-Win
WordPfct Mac 2
WordPfct Mac 3.0,3.1,3.5
WordPfct Works DB 2 Win
WordPfct Works SS 2 Win
WordPfct Works WP 2 Win
WordStar 5,6,7
WPG to WMF
WPG2 to WMF
WriteNow 3, 4
MacLinkPlus Bridge - Located in the Claris Translators Folder, in
the Claris Folder, in the System Folder.
DataViz FileView - This item can reside anywhere on your Mac, but is
most likely in either the MacLinkPlus Folder, the Applications folder,
the Apple Extras folder or will appear as an alias on the desktop.
Document Converter - This item can reside anywhere on your Mac, but
is most likely in the MacLinkPlus Folder. The name of the Document Converter
can change when it has been set. For example, it can be called "to Claris Works 3.0
WP document." Also, you can have more than one Document Converter. To locate
the Document Converter(s) on your Mac, choose "File" from your menu bar, and
select "Find." Search for items on your hard drive whose "creator" is "tran". This
will display Document Converter(s) and location(s).
MacLinkPlus Folder - Can be located anywhere on your Mac, but is installed
at the root level of your hard drive. Most users choose to keep it in their
Applications Folder. The contents of the MacLinkPlus folder will vary
depending upon your product. The basics include:
Document Converter
MacLinkPlus Application (PC Connect & Translators Pro versions only)
MLP Reference Manual (PC Connect & Translators Pro versions only)
MacLinkPlus Version Checker
DataViz FileView
Several instructional and technical readme files
Word External Converters (No longer supported in version 9 and later)
Works Converters (No longer supported in version 9 and later)
Below is a complete list of the file formats supported by MacLinkPlus Version 9.7.1.
NOTE: Macintosh formats can be translated into PC formats in the same category and vice versa (i.e., any Mac word processing format can be translated into any PC word processing format, any PC spreadsheet can be translated into any Mac spreadsheet, etc.). In addition, Mac formats can be translated to other Mac formats (e.g., Microsoft Word to ClarisWorks, Excel to MS Works spreadsheet). For graphic translations, the actual translation paths are noted.
Word Processing Formats
Mac
• ClarisWorks v. 1, 2, 3 & 4
• FrameMaker MIF v. 2 & 3
• HTML (World Wide Web pages)*
• MacWrite v. 4.5 & 5
• MacWrite II
• MacWrite Pro v. 1 & 1.5
• Nisus
• Nisus Writer
• RTF
• Text
• MS Word v. 3, 4, 5 & 6
• WordPerfect v. 1, 2, 2.1, 3, 3.1 & 3.5
• MS Works v. 2, 3 & 4
• WriteNow v. 2, 3 & 4
• AppleWorks (Apple II) v. 2.1 & 3
* translate "from" only
PC
• Ami Pro (Windows) v. 1 & 2*
• Ami Pro (Windows) v. 3
• ClarisWorks (Windows) v. 1, 3 & 4
• DCA-RFT
• HTML (World Wide Web pages)*
• MultiMate through v. 4
• OfficeWriter v. 5 & 6
• Professional Write v. 2
• RTF
• Text
• MS Word (DOS & Windows) through v. 7
• MS Word 97 (v. 8, part of Office 97 for Windows 95)
• Excel 97 (v. 8, part of Office 97 for Windows 95)
• Lotus 1-2-3 (WKS, WK1, WK3, WK4)
• MS Works (DOS & Windows) v. 2, 3 & 4
• Quattro Pro (DOS & Windows) v. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• SYLK
• Symphony (WRK, WR1)
• WordPerfect Works (Windows) v. 2
Database Formats
Mac
• ClarisWorks v. 1, 2, 3 & 4
• dBASE (DBF) II, III & IV
• FoxBASE
• MS Works v. 2, 3 & 4
• AppleWorks (Apple II) v. 2.1 & 3
PC
• ClarisWorks (Windows) v. 1, 3 & 4
• dBASE (DBF) II, III, IV
• FoxBASE
• MS Works (DOS & Windows) v. 2, 3 & 4
• WordPerfect Works (Windows) v. 2
Graphic Formats
(The following formats can be converted in any combination)
Mac Formats PC Formats
• GIF
• GIF <-> • JPEG
• JPEG TO & FROM • PC Paintbrush
• PICT <-> • Windows Bitmap
• TIFF • Windows Metafile
• WordPerfect Graphic
(In addition, the following PC formats can be converted in any combination)
PC Formats PC Formats
• GIF • GIF
• JPEG <-> • JPEG
• PC Paintbrush TO & FROM • PC Paintbrush
• Windows Bitmap <-> • Windows Bitmap
• Windows Metafile • Windows Metafile
• WordPerfect Graphic • WordPerfect Graphic
These PC formats can be translated to Mac PICT only
PC Formats Mac Formats
• AutoCad.DXF
• Harvard Graphics.CGM ->
• Lotus.PIC TO • PICT
• Lotus Freelance.CGM ->
• Ventura Publisher.GEM
• Ventura Publisher.IMG
EPS
• EPS Mac (PICT preview) TO & FROM EPS PC (TIFF preview)
EPS cannot be translated to any other graphic format
9. Contacting Technical Support
DataViz provides telephone support for technical problems from 9 AM to 6 PM Eastern time. We can provide better service if you already have the following information when you call:
MacLinkPlus Version*: ________________ Serial Number*: ____________
Remote Computer, if applicable (PC Connect): ____________ Model: __________
