--- Forwarded Message from Betty Woerner <[log in to unmask]> ---
>Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 12:05:29 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Betty Woerner <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #5152.2 Mac Word 6-->Word 98 compatibility prob's (!)
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
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On ours, the cyrillic wouldn't work unless the regular font was on
Chicago! Don't know if that's always true, however.
Betty Woerner
Reed College
On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, LLTI-Editor wrote:
> --- Forwarded Message from Francois Crompton-Roberts <[log in to unmask]> ---
>
> >From: Francois Crompton-Roberts <[log in to unmask]>
> >Organization: University of London
> >To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
> >Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:37:48 +0000
> >Subject: Re: #5152 Mac Word 6-->Word 98 compatibility prob's (!)
> >Reply-to: Francois C-R <[log in to unmask]>
> >Priority: normal
> >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > We are encountering compatibility problems in upgrading our Macs to
> > Word 98.
> >
> > Documents created in Word 6 (and Word 5) using either the Cyrillic
> > or Central European character sets are not being rendered correctly
> > in Word 98.
> >
> > Has anyone else encountered and solved this problem?
>
> I haven't (we're too poor to afford Word 98!) but I happened to
> mention your e-mail to a colleague and he said that he has read about
> the problem on ZD-NET's newsletter and downloaded a freeware
> conversion program. He sends me the following help-file that came
> with it.
>
> You can get the program from the supplier or, as we did, from the
> link in the ZD-NET newsletter of some time ago.
>
>
> CHARSET DECODING v1.04
> WELCOME
>
> "Charset Decoding" is a set of add-ins for Microsoft (r)
> Office (Microsoft (r) Excel, Microsoft (r) Word, Microsoft
> (r) PowerPoint).
>
> If you speak several languages and you have Microsoft(r)
> Office on your desktop this software was designed for you.
>
> Microsoft (r) Office tools usually can display text in the
> language in which it was written. However, some
> texts of the documents can be unreadable. Particularly
> those are from your international respondents, which have
> localized versions of Microsoft (r) Windows and/or
> Microsoft (r) Office.
>
> When this happens, you can convert the document text to
> the readable text with the "Charset Decoding".
>
> With Charset Decoding you can convert any Internet
> messages, DOS texts and others to readable documents also.
>
> Now installation includes Native Language Support (NLS)
> files of Macintosh character sets. They enable support of
> MAC encoding for your Internet tools (not only for "Charset
> Decoding")!
>
> LICENSE AGREEMENT
>
> Charset Decoding ("the Software") is freeware. Permission
> is granted to make and distribute unaltered copies of the
> Software. License is further granted to use the software
> free of charge.
>
> IN NO EVENT WILL AUTHOR BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES,
> INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES, INJURY TO PERSON OR
> PROPERTY OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
> ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE.
>
> Author does not warrant that the functions contained in
> this Software will meet your requirements or that the
> operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or
> error-free.
>
> SUPPORT INFORMATION
>
> If you have questions about this product, feel free to
> e-mail me at [log in to unmask] Also, all suggestions
> for enhancements are welcome and appreciated.
>
> SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
>
> Microsoft (r) Windows 95/98/NT
> Microsoft (r) Office 97/2000
> Disk space: ~ 1900 K
>
> INSTALLATION
>
> Simple run CSDECODE.EXE. Follow screen instructions.
>
> Note: If you have reinstalled MSOffice (add or delete some
> applications) you may have reinstall "Charset Decoding"
> also.
>
> DEINSTALLATION
>
> Go to "Control Panel \ Add/Remove program"
> Select "Charset Decoding"
> Press "Add/Remove"
>
> FEATURES
>
> SYSTEM SUPPORT
>
> For convert charset encoding with "Charset Decoding" you
> must already have support for that language on your Windows
> system. Another meaning, "Charset Decoding" supports all
> types of charset encoding which were installed on your
> computer. Basically Window s (especially Windows 95\98)
> does not support of Macintosh character sets. For that
> reason installation of "Charset Decoding" includes NLS files
> (and setup procedures) witch enable support MAC encoding.
>
> CUSTOM CONVERSION
>
> On the "Tools" menu in the Office application, click
> "Charset decoding", then "Custom". On the Custom conversion
> dialog box, choose values on the "Charset" and "Font"
> dropdown list boxes. You can preview the text in the
> Preview area to check whether it makes sense in the encoding
> standard and font you selected. Click "OK" to run "Charset
> Decoding". Latest 3 cases of Charset will be stored on
> "Tools \ Charset Decoding" menu.
>
> You can switch "Maintain existing format" to ON to keep
> document structure or switch it to OFF for faster results.
> Also, you can increase the speed of charset decoding by:
>
> - disable test for already converted characters (option
> "Keep wide characters");
>
> - disable display changes on the monitor (option "Update
> screen", with Microsoft (r) Word and Microsoft (r)
> Excel);
>
> - disable store changes to undo (option "Can undo", only
> with Microsoft (r) Excel).
>
> All these options will be stored to repeat the latest
> conversion.
>
> REPEAT LATEST CONVERSION
>
> On the "Tools" menu in the Office application, click
> "Charset decoding", and then choose type of charset encoding
> you want. To run "Charset Decoding" for whole document you
> have to choose no selection or empty selection (without
> text) of the document.
>
> NOTE
>
> Some text objects of your document cannot be converted
> with "Charset Decoding". There are "WordArt", "Chart" and
> etc.
>
> Charset Decoding. Readme
> (c) 1998, Miron (Y.Miroshnikov)
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Francois C-R
> [log in to unmask]
>
Betty Woerner
Reed College
Portland OR 97202
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