2008/4/3, John Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On 02/04/2008, Guy Voets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 2008/4/1, John Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > I have now installed OpenOffice 2.4, and wish to convert my documents > > > from WordPerfect 6.0a ... does anyone know how I may achieve that? > > > -- > > > John H Atkinson > > > > > > > Hello John, > > > > You can open WP files in Writer. Don't know whether there is a batch > > procedure to do them all in one go... (the Wizard Conversion for Docs only > > works for StarOffice and MSOffice.) > > > Yes, I haven't opened many, but I do notice that some open while others > do not, don't know what the reason is as yet. > > I note the migration filter, but where is it? If it is there, it is well > hidden. > > BTW, if OpenOffice doesn't use embedded codes, what system does it use? > > I use hyper links a lot, tried a couple of test docs in OO but found they > are > not so easy, one has to use the <Control> key as well. WordPerfect had > them and they were very easy, but didn't always set up very well, there > seemed > to be a programming fault. That was with WP 6.0a ... a long time ago! It > did > well for me, so why upgrade? > > Thanks for your reply, if you ever find the migration filter do please let > me know! > > > > Form the Migration Guide > > > > http://fr.openoffice.org/files/documents/67/3973/0600MG-MigrationGuide.pdf > > > > What are the issues when migrating from > > > WordPerfect to Writer? > > > Can I open WordPerfect files in OOo? > > > Yes, a WordPerfect filter is now available in the standard > > > OpenOffice.org installation. > > > What macros are available to make Writer work > > > more like WordPerfect? > > > Reveal codes > > > OpenOffice.org's Writer does not have underlying codes in the same way > > > that WordPerfect > > > does. But a macro is being written that will allow you to work in a > > > similar way to > > > WordPerfect's reveal codes. See RevealCodes3.sxw available at > > > http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/ for more information. > > > Hanging indents > > > The hanging indent concept in Writer is quite different from the > > > concept used in WordPerfect. > > > The best approach in OpenOffice.org is to use styles, but to ease the > > > transition, see either > > > AltKeyHandler.sxw or Indents.sxw available from > > > http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/ for a macro that > > > approximates WordPerfect's > > > way of implementing hanging indents. > > > > > > > HTH > > -- > > Guy > > > Hello,
Please reply _only_ to the list, you might get more interesting answers. I liked WP 5 and 6 very much too, I did almost anything with them (even accounting...). But those were the MS Dos days... The only Migration Filter I know of, works only for StarOffice and MSOffice and is accessed through File > Assistents (Wizards) > Conversion program for documents. -- Guy using dutch OOo 2.3 m221 on a iMac Intel DualCore Tiger and brazilian OOo SRC 680 m241 on an Intel MacBook Pro Leopard -- please reply only to [email protected] -- Dodoes can't afford to have headaches
