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Converting WP Text Documents Into Lotus 1-2-3
DocumentID: 629476
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:42:44 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: FYI:
A customer had a letter in WordPerfect and needed to convert it to Lotus. The customer didn't want to convert it to a merge file or a table because it was a letter that the user needed to refer to periodically. A way to convert the letter and still keep the document together in one cell is as follows:

1.      Convert the WordPerfect document to ASCII format while in WordPerfect and give the document a name with a .PRN extension. This is Lotus's extension for ASCII files.
2.      Exit to a DOS prompt.
3.      Change to the Lotus subdirectory.
4.      Type TRANS (This is Lotus's convert utility just like WP's Convert).
5.      There will be several different formats to convert from, one will be ASCII. Choose this one.
6.      It will then prompt for the filename (remember to include the path).
7.      It will then prompt for the name of the output file (remember to include the path).
8.      The program will then go through a series of translation questions.
9.      After the translation is complete, the computer will beep and report that the translation is complete. Users can then translate another file, if needed.
10.      Then, enter Lotus and retrieve the document as a regular Lotus document.

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