# Interchanging between WordPerfect and Word **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 14, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interchanging-between-wordperfect-and-word/441382 "2008-03-14T18:40:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interchanging-between-wordperfect-and-word/441382/1 "2008-03-14T18:40:37Z")
I’ve got MS Word and my business associate has WordPerfect. We must be able to send files with ALL formatting back and forth with zero hiccups. I know that converting WordPerfect to Word is filled with peril, but what about the other way? If I manually make changes to her document, save them in Word format, does WordPerfect convert back any better, or fully better? Anybody have any ideas for a solution (short of the obvious)? Thanks… ---
**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interchanging-between-wordperfect-and-word/441382/2 "2008-03-14T19:00:49Z")
You can either open Word Perfect documents in Word or save Word documents as Word Perfect documents. Just choose the format when you open or save them. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interchanging-between-wordperfect-and-word/441382/3 "2008-03-14T19:13:54Z")
Will saving as .rtf (Rich Text Format) preserve the formatting you need?