jack the RTF documents should work ...kept up posted, if you would
the reason your having problems is that aw 4 & 5 were never supported by apple because they were third-party solutions ...but they were great for the times a have a handfull of items still saved that might be fun to open sometime ...if only to find out what they are rick --- yersinia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jack C. writes: > > <Need some help. I am upgrading from my venerable > beige G3 (OS 9.9.2) to a > Mini and wish to transfer data from Claris Works 5.0 > to Apple Works 6 - > which came installed on the Mini. > > Prelim attempts (moving the odd file from Claris to > Apple Works using a > flash drive) haven't been successful, i.e., the > transferred files will not > open after being lodged in Apple works. In fact, > they will not open > regardless of where they are deposited in the Mini. > Would be grateful for > comments/advice on this.> > > Okay -- I am not familiar with the Mac Mini, and > I've yet to get myself > up to OS 9.2.2 yet. However, from 1995-2004 > ClarisWorks 4 was my > exclusive word processor, and I moved to AppleWorks > 5 last summer/fall > (which I still use) so let me see if I can help you. > (BTW I also own a > "venerable" G3 Beige even though I can't use it > right now.) > > In my experience, I found (naturally) that CW4 would > not open AW5 > documents. However, I WAS able to save AW5-created > documents done on my > G3 as CW4 for use on my ancient Powerbook 190 (which > had CW4 only), and > when I transferred the updated documents back to the > G3, AW5 opened the > CW4 documents. You know, the later version will open > the earlier one, but > not vice versa. I therefore find it as weird as you > do that AW6 isn't > opening your CW5 documents. Anyway, my workaround > for when I was going > out and taking the Powerbook with me was to save my > AW documents as CW > documents before putting them on the Powerbook. > Another observation I > have is that both CW and AW open RTF documents So > here's my suggestion -- > > It's a pain in the posterior -- especially if you're > like me and most of > what you do on the computer is word processing so > you've got lots of > documents -- but go back to your G3 and open up your > CW5 documents. Save > them as RTF, THEN move them over to the Mini and as > far as I know, AW6 > should open them (if it doesn't work, let me know, > so I don't ever think > to move up to AW6: I have no use for a word > processor that won't save > documents as RTF or open RTF files). Once they're > open, you can resave > them on your Mini as AW6. Well, you might want to > try this with one or > two documents just to see if it works, especially if > you've got a ton of > documents. > > Good luck, > > ~Yersinia. > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
