word pad vs works...help

[Robert_Moriyama]

I'm not sure if this applies -- I have Windows XP (not XL), so presumably I have the same version of Wordpad as you do, but my Microsoft Works is the '95' version.<br><br>Wordpad can read .doc (Microsoft Word) .rtf (rich text), .txt, or .wri (Windows Write, whatever that is/was) and can save .rtf or .txt; my old version of Works can open .rtf, .wri, and even a few .doc formats (among many others), and can save .rtf, .doc, and others. Presumably, your Works 2000 should be at least as flexible as Works 95.<br><br>It looks like you should be able to handle things as you hoped to, at least so long as you stick to .rtf format in both programs. You may want to leave formatting until the 'final' edit in Wordpad, as the two programs may not produce the same 'look' from the same instructions (this being Microsoft).<br><br>If your old files are in .rtf or .doc format, you should be able to load them and resave (to be safe) any time.<br><br>(Actually, come to think of it, you may be better off doing EVERYTHING in Works -- it depends on how fancy you want to get with formatting. Wordpad's features are presumably pretty basic, since it's the one that they throw in with XP.)<br><br>Robert M.

[kailhofer]

I prepare a document in works. I then click SELECT ALL, then COPY. I then open the NEW TEXT folder and paste the works document there. In the NEW TEXT folder, it automatically becomes wordpad. I then select the wordpad document in the NEW TEXT folder and paste it in the word processor, where it will automatically goes to MY DOCUMENT folder. I can then attach the wordpad document to email. There's probably an easier way.
(note: I've tried it other ways, but always lose some punctuation, i.e. quote marks become black squares).

<br>I'm not a Windows user, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. :)<br><br>Why can't you just save as and change the file type in the pop-up under the file name?? It has been a long time since I was in Works for Windows, but I seem to recall that you could save in other formats, like rtf.<br><br>Is wordpad a common format for document submissions? I usually use text only, rtf, or word.<br><br>Nate

[Robert_Moriyama]

I think RTF is probably the best way. It can be used with just about any system, and many editors prefer it (including APHELION editors, I think).

Donald

<br><br>Well, Cary insists on it. I can't remember if Jeff Williams does or not. As I said, I think Works 2000 is probably more feature-rich than Wordpad, and it definitely can save in more formats (including .rtf and Word 97 .doc). Always, always check the submission guidelines for what the target publication accepts; some insist on 'text in the body of the message', and won't accept attachments regardless of file type; some insist on attachments in a particular file format.<br><br>Of course, if you are submitting hard copy (a lot of publications including the Big Three don't accept e-mail submissions, remember), then 'standard manuscript format' applies (but again, you have to read the #*$&^(*& guidelines to be sure what that means to a particular publication).<br><br>Robert M.

[Robert_Moriyama]

And I'm not a Mac user, but I play one on TV. :-D

I tried the save as method, but when I go from works to notepad, punction gets all fouled up. As Jimmy Durante used to say, am I "laborin' under a misprehprehension,"
or isn't word the same as wordpad? Seems to be on my Windows ME.

Donald

<br><br>Wordpad is the anemic (in terms of features) word processor that Microsoft threw in with Windows a few years back (can't remember if it was included with Windows 98 / Me or not). It supports some formatting (italics, bold, etc.) and can read .doc files, but can't save in .doc format.<br><br>Notepad is a text-only editor (no bold, no italics, no underlines, no nothin'.)<br><br>Works is the Microsoft version of a poor man's office suite, with low-end word processor (but with more features than Wordpad!), spreadsheet, and database programs.<br><br>.doc and .rtf files can include special characters (the curly quotation marks, em- and en-dashes, ellipses (...), etc., that do no translate into plain text. It is possible to disable automatic conversion of the quotation marks, etc., that Word does, and then make sure that such problem characters are replaced with the .txt-compatible versions (I've had to do it when converting stories for submission as 'inline text pasted into the body of the message'.)<br><br>Robert M.