> > On 21 Nov 2003, at 23:04, gswilson wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I've been asked to setup a facility to allow a Mac user with OS9 to read >> Word documents on the Mac. The user doesn't need to write to word docs. >> >> Is there a free or cheap program that will do this, where can I obtain a >> copy? >> >> The user has Appleworks 6 which claims to be able to read and write Word >> documents. Unfortunately I can't find any documentation. I have reinstalled >> Appleworks to include the translators and I have placed them in the >> extensions directory. Clearly I'm missing something - I hoped to be able to >> click on the Word document and run the translator. Any help would be >> appreciated. > > Have you tried icWord? > http://www.panergy-software.com/products/icword/index.html > > Not free ($19.95) but cheaper than Word! > > Alan G.
icWord is great. All you have to do (given that the icon's on your desktop) is to drag your Word file over the icWord icon and bingo! You can read, print & copy from it. I would have thought that AppleWorks 6 operates by dragging your Word file into an opened AppleWorks document - like you do with an .rtf -- Tim Tim Pearce National Organiser, The Co-operative Party Century House, 4 Pierrepont St Bath BA1 1LE tel 01225 463 050 -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
