--- 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]> ------------------ 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 ********************************************************************* "Whatever you are, be a good one." Abraham Lincoln