MCW File Format

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3 total messages Started by Niels Groeneveld Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:00

#627

Author: Niels Groeneveld
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:00

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Hiya,

Can anyone tell me how to open a mcw file (microsoft word for the mac) or
how to convert it to a word 6.0 or higher macword format ?
It seems to be a word file, but both word 6.0 and office 98 don't know this
file format..

Thanks in advance,
Niels Groeneveld

Re: MCW File Format

#629

Author: Steve Parker
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:00

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Niels Groeneveld wrote:
> 
> Hiya,
> 
> Can anyone tell me how to open a mcw file (microsoft word for the mac) or
> how to convert it to a word 6.0 or higher macword format ?
> It seems to be a word file, but both word 6.0 and office 98 don't know this
> file format..
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Niels Groeneveld

I seem to remember that mcw format sometimes indicative of MacWrite II, 
rather than MS Word format - but in nay case Word 6 and 98 can both 
open files in that format as well as word 5 for Mac.  Are you "dragging and 
dropping" onto Word 6 or 98, or are you using file-open and selecting the 
file to be opened WITHIN Word.

Often if the desktop icon of a file doesn't indicate its file type, applictaions 
can't auto open them (by drag and drop or double-clicking), but the same 
applications can be TOLD to open them.

I have Word 5, Word 6 and Word 98 for mac and can assure you that any 
version of word can open its earlier counter parts.  PC versions MS Word 
can cope with Word 6 for Mac but I think an extra converter needs manual 
install before they can read Word 5.

If you have an example which is small and not confidential I can try reading 
it for you and send it back if succesful.

Steve Parker

|steve@parkfish.demon.co.uk|

Re: MCW File Format

#630

Author: Rebecca and Rowland
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:00

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Niels Groeneveld <nielsg@nl.euro.net> wrote:

> Hiya,
> 
> Can anyone tell me how to open a mcw file (microsoft word for the mac) or
> how to convert it to a word 6.0 or higher macword format ?
> It seems to be a word file, but both word 6.0 and office 98 don't know this
> file format..

Any idea which version of MS Word for Mac this file is in?

Have you got a different word processor?  Claris Works might well be
able to handle it with no problems.  Alternatively, if you've got a
recent version of the MacOS, you could see if Maclink Plus can translate
it.

Rowland.

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