Re: converting Xywrite to Word

[Norman Bauman nbauman@xxxxxxxx]

Lynn,

If you have Windows 98, you should have Wordpad, probably in Accessories.
(If you can't find it, search for "wordpad.exe".)

Open the XyWrite file in WordPad. Trim off the XyWrite coding. Save the
file with "Save As" Word 6.0 using a *.doc extension.

I just tried it and it works. I can pull it up in Word 6.0

Incidentally, WordPad is what I use when people send me files in files
newer than Word 6.

I also have a lite version of Word bundled in Microsoft Works, bundled in
Windows 98. I never use it but that should work too.

Another solution is to get StarOffice, which is a freeware clone of
Microsoft Office, and use the word processor in that. (Although I haven't
used it yet.)

Norman


At 03:11 PM 7/11/01 EDT, BrennerNY@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>It's a first: an editor asking me to file copy written in Xywrite in Word
>instead. Is there a simple way I can convert a file from Xywrite to Word? I
>use Xywrite threeplus and Windows 98. Many thanks for your help, and my
>apologies to all if this has already been covered and I missed it.
>
>Lynn Brenner
>718 855 2179
>
>

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