not unless you actually saved it with that program. Like exit and when it asks if you want to save and you said "no" then it would still be in the original format. ~Lacey~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "evelyn" <jflynn@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:44 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Read WordPerfect with a Word Program > Once again many thanks. The party that sent the information finally faxed > the copy, it was for a newsletter. However, in the future I will remember > that before opening I will open word. Actually, I may have corrupted it. > as I received an "open with" window and choose Note Pad which would not > accept it. Which brings to mind another question. Would it then be > corrupted if you were to try to do another 'open with" a different program.? > Thanks > Happy Holiday, > Evelyn Flynn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "~Lacey~" <stormy1@xxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 1:59 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Read WordPerfect with a Word Program > > > > Hi Evelyn, > > > > Yes, I was able to open and read the wordperfect documents in word (I've > > done it numerous times). I have also however, had the same experience as > you > > mention -- that when you open it in Word its all "garbage." This has only > > happened to me with older documents that might have been corrupted or were > > created in a much earlier version of Wordperfect and never been opened and > > updated since. > > > > In any case, if you still need to read the document you could email it to > me > > as an attachment (offlist) and I will open it directly in Wordperfect and > > then "Save as" in Word format for you and send it back. Hopefully your > > document isn't corrupted and that will solve the problem!! > > > > ~Lacey~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "evelyn" <jflynn@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 10:05 AM > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Read WordPerfect with a Word Program > > > > > > > This is a late thank you for replying to my inquiry. Sorry! When you > did > > > open it in word, were you able to read it? It did open but of course it > > was > > > all garbage. > > > Evelyn Flynn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "~Lacey~" <stormy1@xxxxxxx> > > > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 4:11 PM > > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Read WordPerfect with a Word Program > > > > > > > > > > you can open a Wordperfect file directly from Word, but the key is you > > > need > > > > to open it from within Word -- i.e., have Word open, and go to File > > Open, > > > > and find the file, then open it from there. You will likely lose some > > > > formatting and things may display funny but you can still open it. > > > > > > > > ~Lacey~ > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "evelyn" <jflynn@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 12:20 PM > > > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Read WordPerfect with a Word Program > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I have Word on my Windows XP. I received and attachment done on > Word > > > > Perfect. I tried opening it with NotePad to no avail. I also tried > > > excel? > > > > What program would recognize this document? > > > > > Thank you . > > > > > Evelyn Flynn > > > > > PS. > > > > > I never did get anyone who could give me an inkling as to how I to > > > enable > > > > and read a floppy, from windows 95 to windows 98SE to XP. 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