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Article #9347Re: Microsoft WORD doesn't save text files
From: Sydney R. Polk
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1989 01:50
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1989 01:50
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From article <10013@zodiac.ADS.COM>, by jtn@zodiac.ADS.COM (John Nelson): > > I just installed v 4.0 of Microsoft WORD and noticed that the Save > As... box doesn't let you set the type of the file you are abou;to > save. That means that now you cannot export your Microsoft WORD > documents to arbitrary formats like macWrite or just plain text. > Sounds like Microsoft is trying to lock people into using WORD. > > Grumble. Pull down on "Full Menus" under the Edit menu. Then click on the "File Format" button and go through the second dialog that comes up. Or just use MacWrite II and avoid the problem ... :) -- Syd Polk | Wherever you go, there you are. jazzman@claris.com | Let the music be your light. GO 'STROS! | These opinions are mine. Any resemblence to other GO RICE! | opinions, real or fictitious, is purely coincidence.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!iuvax!mailrus!ames!claris!jazzman From: jazzman@claris.com (Sydney R. Polk) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Microsoft WORD doesn't save text files Message-ID: <10741@claris.com> Date: 12 Dec 89 01:50:16 GMT References: <10013@zodiac.ADS.COM> Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA Lines: 19