Today I was looking round in Word €śoptions/advance/compatibility options
for€ť when I noticed a tab that includes WordPerfect 6 for windows. Would
someone please explain to me what this feature means and how I would utilize
it?
Thank you...
"Bob Buckland ?:-)" wrote:
Hi Spycatcher,
I'm assuming you're working with a particular firm rather than being a client in this scenario.
The older converters that Graham mentioned for exporting Word to WordPerfect work 'imperfectly'. One of the reasons that they
weren't updated by Microsoft is that the WordPerfect folks were doing a better job of understanding and being able to convert Word
documents to WordPerfect than MS's converter provider. 
In WordPerfect opening the document and WordPerfect handles it fairly
well. With the MS export converters graphics can be a sticking point, especially with Word 2007's.
You may want to consider either getting a copy of WordPerfect to do your own conversions before sending in the file, or using a 3rd
party conversion product such as those from http://dataviz.com or http://acii.com. One of the advantages of having a copy of
WordPerfect, likely about the same cost as the converters, is that you'd be able to see and tweak the converted files if needed
prior to converting.
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"SpyCatcher" wrote in message ...
Graham,
WordPerfect does open MS Word documents. My situation is that the law firm that I deal with "will not" open or convert the files. It
is my
responsibility to ensure proper file format. Thank you for your help.
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Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*