RE: xy2word and word2xy (Word macros)- need XYWRITE

["Harrison, Shawn" Shawn_Harrison@xxxxxxxx]

Richard Giering wrote:
.....
the closest I come to
word is WORDPAD in ACCESSORIES. Will they work
there?
.....

Nope, won't work there. The xy2word and word2xy macros are Word macros --
they only work within MSWord. xy2word was written to help Word users
access XyWrite files produced by "us" (xywriters), putting the burden of
conversion on their shoulders. word2xy was written to provide an
alternative conversion path for "us" to use when receiving manuscripts
from Word users (since the standard conversion filters faithfully
translate all of the junk in a Word file into XyWrite -- "triangle city",
as one xylister said. word2xy produces a cleaner XyWrite file, but only
handles very basic formatting). The stand-alone filters (much discussed
of late) are a tried and true means of making these conversions, for
those who don't have access to Word or who have to make the conversion
from XyWrite to whatever themselves.

Shawn

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