Re: how do I burn/save word document from pc to mac g4 (and vice-versa

>> I already have a version of the word
>> document on both the mac and the sony, but I did not install it.

What exactly do you mean by that? You will need to have Word (the program)
installed on both computers.

Otherwise, it does just work, as far as Word goes. MacWord will open
documents created in WinWord and vice versa, no problem. When people report
a problem, it's usually because they emailed it with the wrong attachment
settings. Sometimes if the (.doc) extension is not there, people need to use
File | Open instead of double-clicking.

Burning CDs may or may not be cross-platform, though--MacHelp says the CDs
it burns are readable by most PCs but doesn't promise all PCs, and I haven't
a clue re the Windows software.

Assuming the sony has USB ports that are somewhat accessible, a USB drive
(aka flash, pen, key, thumb drive) might be more convenient. Some come with
free extender cords.

If you have internet at home, I would probably just email the documents
between. Or networking the computers should be very doable.

DM


On 4/14/05 5:19 AM, "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]" wrote:

> You need to do nothing at all.
>
> If you try to "help" the situation, you will get problems. If you ignore
> the fact that the machines are different, everything will just "work".
>
> Don't let people lead you astray with tales of complicated things you have
> to do. Just enjoy. Save the file normally on either machine. Open the
> files normally on either machine. Work with them normally on either
> machine.
>
> As far as Word is concerned, the files are not simply "compatible" they are
> exactly the same. Word has features on the PC it doesn't have on the Mac,
> but I doubt if you use them, so I doubt if you will notice.
>
> I am writing to you from my iBook. The PC is running in the corner of the
> room. Because of the way my network is set up, I can have Word open on the
> PC, accessing a file on the iBook, with the display and keyboard appearing
> on the Mac. I do that quite often when answering newsgroup questions. I
> also quite often open documents on the PC with Word on the Mac.
>
> It just works :-)
>
> Cheers
>
>
> On 14/4/05 19:56, in article
> 44EC8BFC-F1BA-4585-AA27-E02588EA1501@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "buddha"
> <buddha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I have word student/teacher for my mac g4 i book and also on my desktop sony.
>>
>> What steps do I take when working with a word document on the sony to save
>> it to the mac (and vice-versa). I already have a version of the word
>> document on both the mac and the sony, but I did not install it.
>>
>> How do I burn/save the cd's and save the document on both machines? I was
>> told the machines are compatible.
>>
>>
>> many thanks.

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