Input file
DOT
- Full Name: Microsoft Word 97 To 2003 Document Template Format
- Developer: Microsoft
Output file
LWP
- Full Name: Lotus Word Pro Document Format
- Developer: IBM
What is DOT file?
The DOT file extension is the default template format for Microsoft Word documents. The file extension represents a template document, which is a blank document shell with general formatting or layout settings applied. This type of document might include spaces, fonts, text, tabs, margins, and formatting. The DOT extension allows a user to design a template with specific settings, defaults, and pre-set formatting that can easily be used for a large number of documents. [ ⏩ ] DOT file extension
What is LWP file?
The .LWP file extension is associated with the Lotus Word Pro, part of the Lotus Smartsuite office suite and developed by IBM. Word Pro is word processor application, used to create and modify standard .DOC documents, tables and reports. It was formerly known as Ami Pro. Format Details Lotus Word Pro file format is a binary document type which generally contains text and its related formatting information such as font type, size, color, images, bullet points. [ ⏩ ] LWP file extension
How to convert the file from DOT to LWP?
To successfully convert the DOT file to LWP, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.DOT). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case LWP (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than LWP).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. DOT to LWP. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting DOT files to LWP files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension LWP, while before this step we had the DOT file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new LWP file, or not.