Help for Lotus Notes 8 (basic configuration) - File types supported for import and export

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File types supported for import and export
IBM® Lotus® Notes® supports a variety of files for importing and exporting. However, not all types of files are available for import and export on all platforms.

Spreadsheet file Import into rich-text field or view Export from document or view File extension Releases supported

Lotus® 1-2-3® Both View .wk* R96, R97, R9

Microsoft® Excel Rich-text field Not supported .xls 95, 97, 2000, 2002

Graphics file Import into field or view Export from document or view File extension File description

PCX (Paintbrush) Rich-text field (Windows only) Not supported .pcx Raster graphic

PIC (Lotus) Rich-text field (Windows only) Not supported .pic Picture created in Lotus 1-2-3

CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile) Rich-text field Document .cgm Picture created in software supporting ANSI Metafile®

TIFF (Tag Information File Format) Rich-text field (Windows only) Document .tif Bitmapped image scanned into software supporting TIFF

BMP (Bitmap) Rich-text field (Windows only) Not supported .bmp Bitmapped image

GIF Rich-text field Not supported .gif Graphics Interchange Format image

JPEG Rich-text field Not supported .jpg Joint Photographics Experts Group image

Word processing file Import into field or view Export from document or view File extension Releases supported, and comments

Lotus Word Pro® Rich-text field (Windows only) Not supported .lwp R97, R9

Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF) Rich-text field Document .rtf Applications that support .RTF, such as Word

Microsoft Word Rich-text field Not supported .doc 97, 2000, 2002, 2003

WordPerfect® Rich-text field Not supported .oc, .wpd, .wpt 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8

Text file Import into field or view Export from document or view File extension File description

ASCII text Rich-text field Document Any Unformatted text

Tabular ASCII text View View Any ASCII text arranged in rows and columns; limit of 1,536 characters per record, total

Structured ASCII text View View Any (except .tab, .txt, .prn, .rpt) ASCII text arranged as fields and field values; limit of 256 bytes per simple text field

Comma Separated Value Not supported View .csv

HTML file Import into field or view Export from document or view File extension File description

HTML Rich-text field Not supported .htm, .html All HTML versions. Images contained in HTML files are not imported if they are local, for example, C:\Lotus\Notes\Graphic.GIF. A red box displays as a placeholder.

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Spreadsheet file	Import into rich-text field or view	Export from document or view	File extension	Releases supported
Lotus® 1-2-3®	Both	View	.wk*	R96, R97, R9
Microsoft® Excel	Rich-text field	Not supported	.xls	95, 97, 2000, 2002

Graphics file	Import into field or view	Export from document or view	File extension	File description
PCX (Paintbrush)	Rich-text field (Windows only)	Not supported	.pcx	Raster graphic
PIC (Lotus)	Rich-text field (Windows only)	Not supported	.pic	Picture created in Lotus 1-2-3
CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile)	Rich-text field	Document	.cgm	Picture created in software supporting ANSI Metafile®
TIFF (Tag Information File Format)	Rich-text field (Windows only)	Document	.tif	Bitmapped image scanned into software supporting TIFF
BMP (Bitmap)	Rich-text field (Windows only)	Not supported	.bmp	Bitmapped image
GIF	Rich-text field	Not supported	.gif	Graphics Interchange Format image
JPEG	Rich-text field	Not supported	.jpg	Joint Photographics Experts Group image

Word processing file	Import into field or view	Export from document or view	File extension	Releases supported, and comments
Lotus Word Pro®	Rich-text field (Windows only)	Not supported	.lwp	R97, R9
Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF)	Rich-text field	Document	.rtf	Applications that support .RTF, such as Word
Microsoft Word	Rich-text field	Not supported	.doc	97, 2000, 2002, 2003
WordPerfect®	Rich-text field	Not supported	.oc, .wpd, .wpt	5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8

Text file	Import into field or view	Export from document or view	File extension	File description
ASCII text	Rich-text field	Document	Any	Unformatted text
Tabular ASCII text	View	View	Any	ASCII text arranged in rows and columns; limit of 1,536 characters per record, total
Structured ASCII text	View	View	Any (except .tab, .txt, .prn, .rpt)	ASCII text arranged as fields and field values; limit of 256 bytes per simple text field
Comma Separated Value	Not supported	View	.csv

HTML file	Import into field or view	Export from document or view	File extension	File description
HTML	Rich-text field	Not supported	.htm, .html	All HTML versions. Images contained in HTML files are not imported if they are local, for example, C:\Lotus\Notes\Graphic.GIF. A red box displays as a placeholder.