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Windows-Mac Word -- font translation

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From: Stephen Page
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 13:38
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I am having trouble getting automatic font translation to work when 
converting a file from Macintosh Word to Word for Windows.

The file opens fine on the PC, but it has screen bitmaps with original
PC names ("Palatino", "AvantGarde"). It has ignored my font mapping set up
as described in CONVINFO.DOC (what a clever way to package the manual:-)).
It will not print, because the fonts are not compatible with the printer
driver.

Any ideas? Microsoft UK have not been able to figure this out (yet), although
they made some almost believable guesses...

Here's what I've done:
  Saved the file on the Mac with version 5.0;
  moved it to a PC disk using Apple File Exchange, default translation;
  prepared the PC by:
      - editing \WINWORD\MW5_RTF.TXT to include some lines like
                     Palatino;Book Antiqua;R
      - saving MW5_RTF.TXT as MW5_RTF.DAT, in text format
  opened the file from the Mac using Word 2.0c;
  responded to the Convert File dialog box by affirming the default
   (correctly identified as Macintosh Word 5.0);
  responded to "Use custom font mapping file?" with either NO or YES and the
   path for MW5_RTF.DAT.

I've tried using Courier instead of Book Antiqua (in case it doesn't like 
the space). I'm running out of ideas...

Thanks
Stephen Page
sdpage@andersen.co.uk
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From: sdpage@andersen.co.uk (Stephen Page)
Subject: Windows-Mac Word -- font translation
Message-ID: <1993Jun29.133815.16093@andersen.co.uk>
Organization: Andersen Consulting (UK Practice)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 13:38:15 GMT
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