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rebyitz@netcom.com (Yitz Etshalom) writes:

>Some help for a novice, please.  I do a lot of file sending to my Mac 
>through Z-Term.  In every case, I have to reformat the text (I'm using 
>MSWord 5.1x), changing the returns into end-of-lines, changing the 
>margin, etc.  Is there some protocol for sz (Send Z-Modem) which will 
>automatically reformat it, leaving me with less work on the Mac end?

Works fine for me.  I am guessing you may be having some problems 
relating to how word processors deal with text files.

What you do need to do is:  view it in a fixed width font such as Monaco 
or Courier.  All others have different letter widths, so 80 characters 
will end up with different right margins depending on the text.

You might also install a font from a communications program that will 
display control characters and other arcana that might show up in cyberspace.

Another thing:  MS Word for text files is kind of like using a tank to
kill a mosquito, both in capability and in memory used.  You should look
into a dedicated text editor -- much faster and more flexible for playing
with text files.  I use two:  McSink v. 6.5 is a DA text editor that is
very nice.  (v. 7 is less capable, because both are actually marketing
tools for the commercial version, Vantage, and v. 7 has more features
disabled). 

Then there's BBEdit, a full application.  I use v. 2.2.2, which is an 
earlier version that is entirely free.  The latest versions are paid 
shareware.  (BTW, McSink is shareware also, $45)

Each one has its advantages and disadvantages, so having both gives you 
lots of flexibility -- stripping the > quote characters, reformatting to 
different line widths, changing from return at end of line to return at 
end of paragraph, etc.

Hope this helps.

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