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From: mireley@horus.cem.msu.EDU (John Mireley)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Word for Windows ---> Word for Mac
Message-ID: <1991Jan7.135320.29588@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
Date: 7 Jan 91 13:53:20 GMT
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From article <1991Jan6.025625.18789@dmntor.UUCP>, by djm@dmntor.UUCP (Dave McKellar @ Digital Media Networks):
> I saved a Word for Windows file "normal" style and then tried
> to open it with Word for the Mac.  Word for Mac opened it BUT
> didn't GET that it was a document - ie there were tons of
> funny characters where formatting should have been.
> 
> So what's the trick?  It must be possible to transfer documents
> between the two programs ... how ?
> 
> My versions: Word for Windows 1.0 (c) 1989
> 	     Word for Mac     4.0 April 10, 1989
> 	    
> (If you post a reply, please e-mail me too, thanks)
> -- 
> David McKellar     {dciem,contact,freddy,geac}!dmntor!djm


Assuming that you have saved the WfW file in MAC format and you
have transfered, ftp'ed binary or whatever, the binary file to
the MAC, use the MAC program resedit to modify the file's
magic numbers so MAC word will recognize it as a MAC Word file.

The rft/dca route will work for some stuff but it will not do
formulas.

John Mireley