Using Word 10.1.4 to create docs that work in Works, Wordpad, Wordperfect

[diane]

Hi All!

I'm using Word 10.1.4 for Mac to create "fillinable" documents. These
documents will work in Word for Windows but they won't work in Works
for Windows or Wordpad or Wordperfect.

Is there a way to create these documents so that Works users (and
Wordpad and Wordperfect) can use them?
Thank you very much for your help!
Diane Dennis

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

If your forms are simple tables with selective borders, saving as RTF may
work. But almost no one on this group uses Works, WordPerfect, or a
Wordpad, as they are all Windows applications in their current version--I
haven't a clue whether any of them can open Word docs. You should probably
ask people who know something about Windows.

I can tell you that Acrobat Professional lets you create fillable forms that
are cross-platform and require only the free Adobe Reader to fill in. Don't
know if cheaper PDF creator programs have that feature.

 

[John McGhie]

Works and Wordpad are similar, both should handle a Word 4-6/95 document
format, as can WordPerfect and Word. However, you don't say what versions
you are using, so I can't say more than that.

So in Word 10 you need to save back to the old format. Don't use any fancy
Word features, the other applications can't support them.

Daiya's idea of Acrobat Forms is another alternative, but Acrobat is
expensive.

Hope this helps

Hi All!

I'm using Word 10.1.4 for Mac to create "fillinable" documents. These
documents will work in Word for Windows but they won't work in Works
for Windows or Wordpad or Wordperfect.

Is there a way to create these documents so that Works users (and
Wordpad and Wordperfect) can use them?
Thank you very much for your help!
Diane Dennis

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