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From: bob@rel.mi.org (Bob Leffler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MSWord 5.0 <-> BITNET <-> MacWord 4.0  --  Help Needed
Summary: PC Word to Mac Word
Message-ID: <1331@rel.mi.org>
Date: 15 Dec 89 12:25:27 GMT
References: <230@apexepa.UUCP>
Organization: EDS/FISD, Detroit, MI
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In article <230@apexepa.UUCP>, peter@apexepa.UUCP (Peter Palij) writes:
> I have just been given the task to move MSWord 5.0 documents
> over bitnet to MacWord 4.0.

Moving files from the Mac to the PC isn't a problem.  Just save the file
in the PC word format.

However, moving files in the other direction isn't quite as easy.  The
only way that I have found that works and retains all the formatting is
to use the Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF).  This is not to be confused
with the DCA(RFT) selection that WINWORD users see.

Unfortunately, with WORD 5.0 the RTF converter is an external program.  I
don't recall the exact name, but it'll be obvious if you do a dir *.exe
in your word directory.

The RTF file is an ascii file, so you shouldn't have any problems just 
mailing it to your destination over BITNET.

BTW, I might mention one of the features of WINWORD that I like is it's
ability to read and write a variety of text and graphic file formats.

bob



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