> Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:49:59 -0600 > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Word Viewer >>> There is only one format which EVERYONE can read: plain ASCII text. >>> And yes, even MSWORD can save the documents in PLAIN TEXT ! >>> ( There may come a day when HTML is as common - but not today.) HTML is plain ASCII with the formatting included in the body in ASCII characters. That's why one WEB page can be read on all operating systems. The <.htm> or <.html> extensions just clue the browser to look for the formatting tags. Change the extention to <.txt> and you have just another ASCII document and most browsers will display it as one. > This is my dilemma. I wanted to send my resume to a local job bank via > email but I don't have word97 and they don't have Wordperfect and never the > twain shall meet. Essentially this means copy the beast into pure text, > paste into notepad and send sans format. Not my preferred solution. > Perhaps HTML would be the appropriate. Also, I might have tried faxing it, > but I've never really figured that technology out. Never really bothered > to find out what's wrong with my modem either. I'm too busy. > bye, > Yolanda > UIN 4898262 > http://members.home.net/pippi5 MSWord can convert WordPerfect files to MSWord documents. Just be sure to tell them what version of WordPerfect you are using. You can always save the resume as plain text, and everyone can read it. Or you could cut and paste your resume into the body of your Email. ASCII is plain but it can be done quite attractively. Most employers search job banks on key words; making sure that they are included is more important than what kind of software you have, or for that matter how pretty your page looks, else they will never find your resume in the first place. Good luck. End Peace Dale Hoogeveen Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home site: http://www.net-info.com/~dutch To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies.
