In emailer Digest V2006 #133, the person identified as Douglas McAdam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> thoughtfully said:
>I am not computer savvy enough to know what to do with all this and >even though it is not a CE issue I am very interested because of CE and >other Claris apps, etc. along with the fact this group is by far the >most helpful group I have in my experience. > >I have OS 10.3.9 on a G4 and have many files on Word or PDF that I need >to share with students I have all over the world. However some of >these students want files in ClarisWorks or AppleWorks and some want >Word Perfect all of which are old apps. But I find I cannot copy and >paste my Word or InDesign docs into those old programs without a lot >of work reformatting. And most of my docs have line drawings which >often will not paste properly. For example I am attaching a Grab tiff >pic. of two phrases with graphics made from font letters which will not >show up in these other programs. Strange these students do not want to >use pdf files for some reason. > >So I'm at a loss to know how to put a Word or ID file into Claris or >Apple Works. 1. I'd have Word save the files inRTF (Rich Text Format), which their preferred apps should be able to open. B. If they were =my= students I'd =require= that they accept PDF documents... unless there's need to open/modify them. In that case RTF should work -- it's always been the linga franca for me. -- Selah! BWms -= There are three kinds of men: Those who learn by reading: Those who learn by observation; and those who just have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. =- ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
