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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: <1991Jan9.130917.8237@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
Date: 9 Jan 91 13:09:17 GMT
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From article <1991Jan7.211307.7267@alias.uucp>, by rsargent@alias.UUCP (Richard Sargent):
> In article <1991Jan6.025625.18789@dmntor.UUCP> djm@dmntor.UUCP (Dave McKellar @ Digital Media Networks) writes:
>>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 ?
>>
> 
> I believe that somewhere, buried in the MS Word for Windows
> documentation, there is a statement to the effect that you
> can only exchange files between a Mac and Windows if you put
> it in RTF format first (RTF = Rich Text Format). See "Save As...".
> 
> Good luck.


WfW 1.1 will "Save As" MAC word files. The files must be transfered
to the MAC in binary format. Once on the MAC you need to use the  utility
resedit "resource editor" to set the filetype = WDBN (word binary) and
set creator = MSWD (microsoft word). You can then open the file
with Word on the MAC. After saving it from Word the file will have the
Word icon and you can just click it to open it.

I have moved the formula document that comes with Word from the MAC
to Windows with only one or two symbol translations screwed up. Moving it
from WfW to the MAC screwed up quite a few more.

I have read that there is a Word 4.0b for the MAC that will read and
write WfW files. I haven't been able to get it out of our computer
stores yet. As anyone seen this or obtained it from MS?

John Mireley