Problems with MSWord: forwarded question

[geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA]

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 Matthew Stevens <mailto:mls -at- zeta -dot- org -dot- au> has asked the
 copyediting-l group:

 How can I open a Word 6J (Japanese) file in Word 6 (US)?

 A client in Japan sends me work in English written by other
 people. Most of the files are created in MS Word 6 on Macs,
 but my copy of Word 6 (US) won't open those that have been
 created in Word 6J.

 I rang Mediocrosoft's help line, but I got a typical answer
 - open the files in Word 97. What the Dilbert apparently
 didn't know was that there is no Word 97 for Mac. AU$35
 down the drain.

 At the moment I have to get back to my client and ask him
 to open the files in his Word 97 and resave them as RTF. It
 works, but it's a pain having to go back to him time after
 time.

 I've tried the Mediocrosoft "Help Wizard" on the MS Web
 site, but it keeps crashing Netscape (what a surprise). Mac
 Link Plus Translators won't recognise the file type either,
 and yet the file type and creator are identical to those of
 "normal" Word 6 files.

 Is there an answer?

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 Thanks in advance.

 --Geoff Hart     @8^{)}     geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
 Disclaimer: Speaking for myself, not FERIC.


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