My Reply follows quote. On 14/09/2004 18:56 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >I need a recommendation for which Mac to PC file converter software program >I should buy. I know, I know, perish the thought, but I have a PC >environment at work and have been putting this off for way too long a time. >The recent crash of my 9600 really left me in the lurch and so I must begin >this task in earnest. I really need to be able to convert my files and stop >emailing them to work... I have seen several different programs, >(SoftWindows, Virtual PC), but don't know which to get. Most of the Mac >files that I want to convert are ClarisWorks/AppleWorks, but I also have a >bunch of pictures I want to save to a disk that can be read by a PC. > >tia, >Karen --------- Hmmm, convert to PC. Well, under the best of circumstances, it is a bit of a kludge. Different font sets, formatting commands, etc.
If you have current Mac and PC versions of the same program (Appleworks, Word, and such) you can have reasonably good results. For me, I find it about as easy to compose plain text files (for word processing type stuff) and put them on Zip disks (PC formatted) with the Mac. Then import the files to your "favorite" PC application and format. Database and spreadsheet files are another challenge. You can save the files as .dbf or .dif or comma delineated format, write to the Zip disk and then move to the PC to import. Still, formatting is usually needed. If you are lucky and have Office on the Mac and PC, you can "usually" move the files to the PC and open. Still, I find oddities with the imported data, paricularly word document formatting and spreadsheet formulas and relationships. Pictures are the least troublesome. A .jpg seems to move easily, just remember to keep the .jpg extension to be safe! I know MacLinks Plus does pretty good for moving stuff INTO a Mac, but I have no experience with using it to move stuff the other way. It is always a challenge! Ken -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
