I'm in the process of setting up a new XP computer and I'm wondering how I
can easily transfer my Word files from the old computer (Windows 98) to the
new computer. I'm using a flash drive to transfer between computers and am
able to transfer one file at a time, which is very time consuming. Is there
a way to transfer all Word documents and nothing else? My computer's My
Documents folder contains files other than Word but I just want to transfer
Word files.

How small is your flash drive and how large are your files?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Shari" wrote in message
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I'm in the process of setting up a new XP computer and I'm wondering how I
can easily transfer my Word files from the old computer (Windows 98) to
the
new computer. I'm using a flash drive to transfer between computers and
am
able to transfer one file at a time, which is very time consuming. Is
there
a way to transfer all Word documents and nothing else? My computer's My
Documents folder contains files other than Word but I just want to
transfer
Word files.

In Windows Explorer, sort by file type, which will group all the .doc files
together so that they can be copied or dragged to the flash drive all at
once. But it would make a lot more sense to create separate folders within
My Documents for your different file types.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Shari" wrote in message
...
I'm in the process of setting up a new XP computer and I'm wondering how I
can easily transfer my Word files from the old computer (Windows 98) to
the
new computer. I'm using a flash drive to transfer between computers and
am
able to transfer one file at a time, which is very time consuming. Is
there
a way to transfer all Word documents and nothing else? My computer's My
Documents folder contains files other than Word but I just want to
transfer
Word files.