Sorry, but I don't understand your points. Maybe I should be clearer that I
*want* to open the .HTM as plaintext -- i.e. I want to see ihtml
formatting codes/i. (I want to see "i" rather than have Word show the
text formatted as italics.)

You say "Plain text cannot use proportional fonts like TNR." But Word
permits me to modify the "Plain Text" style to use TNR.

Also don't know what you mean by text filter. Is my installation missing a
component? As mentioned, "Text file" is offered as a conversion option when
I select a .TXT file in the File/Open dialogue.


"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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1. Plain text cannot use proportional fonts like TNR, so you are not going
to succeed with this.
2. You should be able to use the old filter (which was removed for security
considerations). The text filter is linked from the downloads page of my web
site. Whether it will do what you want is another matter entirely. You may
also need the old htm filter. I don't have a link for that one, but if you
still have access to the Word 2000 equipped machine .......

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Uriel wrote:
Puzzle #1: With Word 2003, when I open a file using the "Plain text"
file conversion option, Word assigns the "Plain Text" style to each
paragraph, which is not surprising; but it also applies direct font
formatting (confirmed via Reveal Formatting) so that the font is
Courier New even though I've redefined the "Plain Text" style to use
Times Roman.

Puzzle #2: In Word 2000, I used to routinely open .HTM files with the
"Text file" conversion option. This option is no longer presented as
an option in Word 2003 when I select an .HTM file to open. (It *is*
presented as an option when I select a .TXT file.)