Re: Word '97 vs. Frame 5.1.1

Subject: Re: Word '97 vs. Frame 5.1.1
From: Gregory D Drew <gddrew -at- JUNO -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 02:02:57 EST

On 3/31/97 Melonie wrote:

> If compatibility ended, I would either spend a large amount of my
> time typing or I would be creating manuals in Word. Either way,
> it is alot easier just to port docs between programs.

If push came to shove, try saving the Word document as a .txt file.
You'll lose all your formatting (including tables), but it will still
save you hours of retyping. Plus Adobe should be able to import ASCII
text.
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