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Subject:Re: Converting *.rtf File to Word *.doc File?? From:"RS" <ursa -at- interlog -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:41:55 -0500
Did you try opening it in WordPad and then saving it as a .doc file?
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Rhonda Sussman
ursa -at- interlog -dot- com
ICQ 47788234
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From: <MorganFoster5000 -at- aol -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: December 29, 1999 7:04 PM
Subject: Converting *.rtf File to Word *.doc File??
> I downloaded an attachment in MIME and used WINZIP 7.0 to "extract" the
> files. Two were in word (*.doc) format and opened just fine in Word 97
> (Windows 95 PC). However, one file is in "rich text format" (*.rtf) and I
> cannot get Word 97 to open it, even though it lists rich text format as
one
> of the files it converts to word. Does anyone have any idea how I can
> convert this *.rtf file to *.doc? I need to convert and edit it in Word
for
> a client.
>
> Thanks for any help offered.
>
> Morgan
> MorganFoster5000 -at- aol -dot- com
>
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