Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site rna.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!linus!philabs!cmcl2!rna!kc From: kc@rna.UUCP (Kaare Christian) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Word Document Format Message-ID: <418@rna.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 09:24:53 EDT Article-I.D.: rna.418 Posted: Wed Jul 3 09:24:53 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 05:46:40 EDT Organization: Rockefeller Neurobiology Lines: 17 During the past few months several people have enquired about the internal format of Microsoft Word document files on the mac. Until now there has not been a satisfactory method of decoding these files. Yesterday I received my Word 1.05 update kit. The update fixes a few miscellaneous bugs, it improves the support for the LaserPrinter, and it contains a new convert utility that can convert mac Word documents to PC Word format and vice versa. Although Word's macintosh document format is a mystery, the document format on the PC is much more understandable. Thus this convert utility may serve as an important first step in decoding Word documents on the macintosh. I haven't tried this yet, and I probably won't for a week or so because of the holiday. Kaare Christian cmcl2!rna!kc