Feb 22, '06 05:57:00AM • Contributed by: elc2004
In addition, I can also access all my old WordPerfect files again.
[robg adds: A previous hint discussed using NeoOffice to read PowerPoint files.]
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Use NeoOffice to view WordPerfect (and Office) files
Feb 22, '06 05:57:00AM • Contributed by: elc2004
I had been using WordPerfect for publishing on a PC in the early 1990s. After I moved over to the Mac, I thought I would not be able to access them again unless I spent a prohibitive amount on MS Office for Mac. I have been using the free NeoOffice instead, which not only allows me to exchange files with MS Office users (including collaboration and annotation), it can also read all my old PC-based MS Office files. (Apparently this is not always easy with Mac Office.)
In addition, I can also access all my old WordPerfect files again. [robg adds: A previous hint discussed using NeoOffice to read PowerPoint files.]
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So - works with windows formats?
Does NeoOffice or OpenOffice work with windows text formats?
So - works with windows formats?
I insist students submit stuff in OpenDocument, PDF, text, or RTF. Figuring out how to make an RTF document or better a PDF is a useful skill in and of itself. Being draconian at the start of the course has good payoff for the rest of the year. Insisting on a good file name is also of value.
So - works with windows formats?
My teaching environment is a bit different than most. I would best describe it as a continuing ed or community college type of situation.
So - works with windows formats?
I understand your difficulties - many of my students seem to have similar problems. I also accept things on paper, so maybe the real basket cases in my classes are not even trying.
Are you editing your student's papers?
Are you editing your student's papers? If not, why are you insisting they submit them in a proprietary format that requires an editor to read them? When I hand out a memo at a meeting, I don't ask that attendees use a typewriter to read it :-)
Are you editing your student's papers?
Agreed on the PDF requirement. I got tired of dealing with .doc, .wps, .rtf formats so I only accept PDF files. For Windows, I've found CutePDF (http://www.cutepdf.com) to be simple to install and use.
Are you editing your student's papers?
I've thought about using the annotation tools in Preview, but found them a bit limiting when I tried to use them for editing a late draft of a colleague's paper.
Are you editing your student's papers?
You don't get it.
So - works with windows formats?
It's a free OSS application so download it and try it out for yourself. Alternatively, if you don't want to do that, go to http://trinity.neooffice.org forums and ask for someone to try a .wps document for you.
So - works with windows formats?
.WPS is the extension for Microsoft *Works*, is it not? I don't think there's a thing out there in any universe that can read those, except Works itself (unfortunately) :-( Maybe MacLinkPlus from DataViz can translate them into another format that other apps can read?
So - works with windows formats?
Thanks for the info. Someone suggested OpenOffice or NeoOffice might open .wps.
So - works with windows formats?
MacLinkPlus does a very good job translating both in and cross platform for both old and new programs. I have succesfully translated old windows 3.1 Wordperfect files as well as MacWrite II files to contemporary formats. The program does cost $79.99, but if you require a reliable translator that works across a bunch of originating from multiple formats it is well worth the cost.
http://www.dataviz.com/products/maclinkplus/index.html
So - works with windows formats?
Thanks for the suggestions. I may require students to submit in pdf format in the future, as it seems there are some free windows solutions for printing pdf files.
Abiword?
I have used Abiword to read WP files recently. It seems to do a very good job of it, and it can also import OpenDocument formatted files.
Use NeoOffice to view WordPerfect (and Office) files
I have a wpd document that has embedded images (I don't know the format) that I would like to extract. The wpd document is 12 megs, but when I open it in NeoOffice or AbiWord or Word, I get either blank pages (no image frames either). I see three words at the top of page one that is the title of the document, I guess. Anyone know how to extract these images - or even just get them to show? I have even tried WordPerfect 3.5 (free version from Corel - had to install 9 again to run it!!). Thanks for any insight...
Use NeoOffice to view WordPerfect (and Office) files
I've got Office but I often use NeoOffice or OpenOffice to open some of the more obscure file formats that Office won't open.
Use NeoOffice to view WordPerfect (and Office) files
NeoOffice offers torrents of their downloads, so even if it takes a real long time, you can get it bit-by-bit and inturrupt the process without having to start over again. |
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