Wpd > doc

[Duane Bristow]

I just bought my first Mac and am transferring data from my Windows pc to
the Mac. So far so good. One problem is I have MS Office 2004 with MS Word
but don't have Word Perfect which I used on the Windows based pc. Now I
need to convert the wpd files to doc files. Problem is, there is no Word
Perfect conversion option in MS Word 2004. What can I do?

Thanks!
Duane

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Hi Duane,

Wouldn't the best solution be to use WordPerfect on the Win computer to Save
As .doc or .rtf and transfer those files? I think WordPerfect offers both
options.

On the Mac, both NeoOffice and AbiWord will open WordPerfect files (both
free, not necessarily perfect conversion), though you may also be interested
in:
WordPerfect to Word converters (and why none of them are perfect)
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordPerfectConverters.htm
(hit reload a few times in Safari, or use a different browser)

http://www.neooffice.org/
(OpenOffice Mac port)

http://www.abiword.com/

If you have been a WordPerfect user and not used Word much up until now, you
might also find these links useful--aimed at WinWord but the same general
principles apply to MacWord.

How Word differs from WordPerfect
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordVsWordPerfect.htm
(hit reload a few times in Safari, or use a different browser)

Some Tips and "Gotchas" for those who are new to Word
Especially if migrating from WordPerfect
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/TipsAndGotchas.htm
(hit reload a few times in Safari, or use a different browser)

Is There Life After "Reveal Codes"?
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm
(hit reload a few times in Safari, or use a different browser)

 

[Duane Bristow]

Thanks for the info! Was hoping it would be a VERY simple task...oh well.

Thanks again
Duane

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Hi Duane:

No. It's close to "impossible"

However, if you are REALLY stuck, Word's "Recover text from any file" filter
(File>Open and change "Enable" to "Recover text from any file") will get the
thing on your screen.

With some vigorous Search/replacing you can convert the thing quite quickly
into a plain text file, and from there, reformat it in Word.

Of course, you lose all of the formatting: but you do get the text out.

Cheers

Thanks for the info! Was hoping it would be a VERY simple task...oh well.

Thanks again
Duane

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