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From: mason@habs11.enet.dec.com (Gary Mason)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Microsoft Word V4.0 docs --> MacWrite II
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Date: 16 Oct 90 18:57:21 GMT
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I have a file produced by someone using Microsoft Word Version 4.0 for the 
Macintosh.  I have two versions - "standard" saved document, and RTF.  I have 
tried importing them into MacWrite Version 1.1(?...the latest one), with 
interesting results.  I have not compared the results on paper, but on screen, 
they look very much alike, and not anything like the real thing.  The document 
is basically a grid of varying sized subgrids (it is used for a data logging 
application).  There are a lot of lines forming boxes - almost like an inspired
spreadsheet user's exercise. What I get from MacWrite is some text, some check
boxes, some short lines, etc.  There IS some formatting info there - bold, etc.

Does anyone have a clue here?

Thanks...Gary
mason@habs11.enet.dec.com