Re: Is there a difference between Word and Wordpad?

From: schwa (schwa_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/11/04 

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:53:06 -0700

Thanks. I converted it to rtf but now the formatting is messed up (margins,
etc). So do I make the changes in the rtf document or in the wp doc before
converting it?

"Jim Macklin" wrote:

> You can email any document as an attachment, but if you want
> someone to be able to open and read it you want to send a
> universally supported format. Rich Text is supported by all
> word processors (that I know of) and has the file extension
> of RTF. Since you are seeing WordPad on the icon, it means
> that WordPad, which is installed as part of Windows, it may
> be a RTF or a DOC file extension.
> Open Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options>View tab and
> uncheck "hide extension on known file types" and then you'll
> be able to see the extension.
> If it is .doc it is a WORD file, if .rtf it is in the "best"
> format to share.
>
>
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> "schwa" <schwa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BF60FA13-18C1-4379-BA16-9064EA1CFD4B@microsoft.com...
> |I tried to save a Wordperfect document in Word 2000. Then
> when I went to file
> | menu and point the cursor at the icon it says "wordpad."
> Now I'm totally
> | confused. I'm just trying to convert a Wordperfect 11
> document to Word so
> | that I can send it in an email.
>
>
>

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