2007_Batch Conversion Wizard ??? "Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT" <77> 12/18/2008 8:47:04 PM Folks... Our administrator has canned Lotus Word Pro for our office...for good. Now...one of our digital dinosaurs has hundreds of Word Pro docs (*.lwp's) that need to be converted to the Word format (*.doc or *.docx). I was hoping that Word 2007 had a batch conversion wizard...but I can't seem to find it (or any info on the MS tech site beyond the wizard in v2003). Can this be accomplished ??? This particular staff member will not be able to handle a manual conversion...believe me (i.e., opening up each *.lwp in Lotus; & saving it as a *.doc). Thanks, mark4man

Re: 2007_Batch Conversion Wizard ??? "Tom Ferguson" <tom.newsgroups[ at ]gmail.com> 12/19/2008 4:49:54 AM http://www.dataviz.com/products/conversionsplus/cpw_translist.html -- Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT" <77> wrote in message news:ONuPTGVYJHA.1188[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Folks... > > Our administrator has canned Lotus Word Pro for our office...for good. > Now...one of our digital dinosaurs has hundreds of Word Pro docs (*.lwp's) > that need to be converted to the Word format (*.doc or *.docx). I was > hoping that Word 2007 had a batch conversion wizard...but I can't seem to > find it (or any info on the MS tech site beyond the wizard in v2003). > > Can this be accomplished ??? This particular staff member will not be able > to handle a manual conversion...believe me (i.e., opening up each *.lwp in > Lotus; & saving it as a *.doc). > > Thanks, > > > mark4man >

Re: 2007_Batch Conversion Wizard ??? "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/19/2008 5:57:19 AM http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/wordproconvertercontent.htm -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT wrote: [Quoted Text] > Folks... > > Our administrator has canned Lotus Word Pro for our office...for good. > Now...one of our digital dinosaurs has hundreds of Word Pro docs > (*.lwp's) that need to be converted to the Word format (*.doc or > *.docx). I was hoping that Word 2007 had a batch conversion > wizard...but I can't seem to find it (or any info on the MS tech site > beyond the wizard in v2003). > Can this be accomplished ??? This particular staff member will not be > able to handle a manual conversion...believe me (i.e., opening up > each *.lwp in Lotus; & saving it as a *.doc). > > Thanks, > > > mark4man

Re: 2007_Batch Conversion Wizard ??? "Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT" <77> 12/19/2008 4:46:46 PM Graham... Attempting to perform a 'batch' conversion...many files at once. Thanks (& thanks Tom also), MF "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message news:uDern6ZYJHA.3808[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/wordproconvertercontent.htm > > -- > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP > > My web site www.gmayor.com > Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > > > Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT wrote: >> Folks... >> >> Our administrator has canned Lotus Word Pro for our office...for good. >> Now...one of our digital dinosaurs has hundreds of Word Pro docs >> (*.lwp's) that need to be converted to the Word format (*.doc or >> *.docx). I was hoping that Word 2007 had a batch conversion >> wizard...but I can't seem to find it (or any info on the MS tech site >> beyond the wizard in v2003). >> Can this be accomplished ??? This particular staff member will not be >> able to handle a manual conversion...believe me (i.e., opening up >> each *.lwp in Lotus; & saving it as a *.doc). >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> mark4man > >

Re: 2007_Batch Conversion Wizard ??? "Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT" <77> 12/19/2008 4:47:52 PM Tom... Actually...I was following up on this white paper from MS Tech Net: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313714&sd=tech But...I found none of the 'Change or Remove Programs' add-ons for Word on my office PC (XP Pro). The article lends one to believe it can be accomplished from inside of Word (unless I'm reading it incorrectly). Thanks, MF "Tom Ferguson" <tom.newsgroups[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:O4MmAVZYJHA.552[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > http://www.dataviz.com/products/conversionsplus/cpw_translist.html > > -- > > Tom > MSMVP 1998-2007 > > > "Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT" <77> wrote in message > news:ONuPTGVYJHA.1188[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Folks... >> >> Our administrator has canned Lotus Word Pro for our office...for good. >> Now...one of our digital dinosaurs has hundreds of Word Pro docs >> (*.lwp's) that need to be converted to the Word format (*.doc or *.docx). >> I was hoping that Word 2007 had a batch conversion wizard...but I can't >> seem to find it (or any info on the MS tech site beyond the wizard in >> v2003). >> >> Can this be accomplished ??? This particular staff member will not be >> able to handle a manual conversion...believe me (i.e., opening up each >> *.lwp in Lotus; & saving it as a *.doc). >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> mark4man >> >

Re: 2007_Batch Conversion Wizard ??? "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/20/2008 7:08:23 AM There is no converter available that provides a batch conversion from Word. The only tool that may be of use is DataViz's Conversion Plus linked from the MVP page and costs $49.99. If you still have WordPro and it is capable of saving in Word document format (probably RTF) then it may be possible to program it to perform the batch conversion. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT wrote: [Quoted Text] > Graham... > > Attempting to perform a 'batch' conversion...many files at once. > > Thanks (& thanks Tom also), > > MF > > > > "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message > news:uDern6ZYJHA.3808[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/wordproconvertercontent.htm >> >> -- >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >> >> My web site www.gmayor.com >> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >> >> >> Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT wrote: >>> Folks... >>> >>> Our administrator has canned Lotus Word Pro for our office...for >>> good. Now...one of our digital dinosaurs has hundreds of Word Pro >>> docs (*.lwp's) that need to be converted to the Word format (*.doc >>> or *.docx). I was hoping that Word 2007 had a batch conversion >>> wizard...but I can't seem to find it (or any info on the MS tech >>> site beyond the wizard in v2003). >>> Can this be accomplished ??? This particular staff member will not >>> be able to handle a manual conversion...believe me (i.e., opening up >>> each *.lwp in Lotus; & saving it as a *.doc). >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> mark4man

Re: 2007_Batch Conversion Wizard ??? "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> 12/20/2008 9:15:28 AM Conversion Plus may have issues with graphics in WordPro documents (it certainly does when converting Word to WordPro). It would be worth downloading the trial. Note that the trial adds all sorts of background processes to Windows that you may not want - you can prevent it dowing that with Startup Monitor (in any case an invaluable piece of security software that will stop background processes being added to Windows without your approval) from http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml. -- <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor wrote: [Quoted Text] > There is no converter available that provides a batch conversion from > Word. The only tool that may be of use is DataViz's Conversion Plus > linked from the MVP page and costs $49.99. > > If you still have WordPro and it is capable of saving in Word document > format (probably RTF) then it may be possible to program it to > perform the batch conversion. > > > Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT wrote: >> Graham... >> >> Attempting to perform a 'batch' conversion...many files at once. >> >> Thanks (& thanks Tom also), >> >> MF >> >> >> >> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message >> news:uDern6ZYJHA.3808[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/wordproconvertercontent.htm >>> >>> -- >>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP >>> >>> My web site www.gmayor.com >>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org >>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> >>> >>> >>> Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT wrote: >>>> Folks... >>>> >>>> Our administrator has canned Lotus Word Pro for our office...for >>>> good. Now...one of our digital dinosaurs has hundreds of Word Pro >>>> docs (*.lwp's) that need to be converted to the Word format (*.doc >>>> or *.docx). I was hoping that Word 2007 had a batch conversion >>>> wizard...but I can't seem to find it (or any info on the MS tech >>>> site beyond the wizard in v2003). >>>> Can this be accomplished ??? This particular staff member will not >>>> be able to handle a manual conversion...believe me (i.e., opening >>>> up each *.lwp in Lotus; & saving it as a *.doc). >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>> mark4man

Re: 2007_Batch Conversion Wizard ??? "Tom Ferguson" <tom.newsgroups[ at ]gmail.com> 12/20/2008 6:46:49 PM Microsoft neither had nor has any converter for converting any Lotus Word Pro format to any format any version of Word can open. So, it does not matter what front-end or shell or macro you put into the processing chain. If Word Pro were still installed, you could open the file in it and save to a non-Lotus format (Word Perfect or Word, for example) that Word would either open or for which there is a file format converter. However, that goes nowhere close to fitting a definition for 'batch' processing. -- Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT" <77> wrote in message news:%23vWsTlfYJHA.5108[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Tom... > > Actually...I was following up on this white paper from MS Tech Net: > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313714&sd=tech > > But...I found none of the 'Change or Remove Programs' add-ons for Word on > my office PC (XP Pro). The article lends one to believe it can be > accomplished from inside of Word (unless I'm reading it incorrectly). > > Thanks, > > > MF > > > > "Tom Ferguson" <tom.newsgroups[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message > news:O4MmAVZYJHA.552[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> http://www.dataviz.com/products/conversionsplus/cpw_translist.html >> >> -- >> >> Tom >> MSMVP 1998-2007 >> >> >> "Mark Forman / DRC, TRCT" <77> wrote in message >> news:ONuPTGVYJHA.1188[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Folks... >>> >>> Our administrator has canned Lotus Word Pro for our office...for good. >>> Now...one of our digital dinosaurs has hundreds of Word Pro docs >>> (*.lwp's) that need to be converted to the Word format (*.doc or >>> *.docx). I was hoping that Word 2007 had a batch conversion wizard...but >>> I can't seem to find it (or any info on the MS tech site beyond the >>> wizard in v2003). >>> >>> Can this be accomplished ??? This particular staff member will not be >>> able to handle a manual conversion...believe me (i.e., opening up each >>> *.lwp in Lotus; & saving it as a *.doc). >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> mark4man >>> >> > >