Is there any way to read a Lotus word processing document in an XP
environment?

TIA
Wull

Is Lotus or MS Office installed?
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Wull wrote:
> Is there any way to read a Lotus word processing document in an XP
> environment?
>
> TIA
> Wull

Wull wrote:

> Is there any way to read a Lotus word processing document in an XP
> environment?
>
> TIA
> Wull
>
>

Several ways, including (a) installing the Lotus word processing
application into Windows XP or (b) converting the Lotus word file
into something that can be read by an existing application already
present or installed in Windows XP. The built-in Windows XP simple
word processing programs, Wordpad or Notepad, might not be able to
read the Lotus word file.

Office can't either. It can Read AmiPro documents but not Lotus (Ami is an earlier version).

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> Wull wrote:
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>> Is there any way to read a Lotus word processing document in an XP
>> environment?
>>
>> TIA
>> Wull
>>
>>
>
> Several ways, including (a) installing the Lotus word processing
> application into Windows XP or (b) converting the Lotus word file
> into something that can be read by an existing application already
> present or installed in Windows XP. The built-in Windows XP simple
> word processing programs, Wordpad or Notepad, might not be able to
> read the Lotus word file.
>

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Wull wrote:
> Is there any way to read a Lotus word processing document in an XP
> environment?


Lotus Word Pro format, is not currently supported by MS, but if you have
installed lotus word pro, you can do it following the instructions
related in this kb article.

**/WD97: How to Convert Between Lotus Word Pro 96 and Word
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;196978

or using third-party tools...


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Wull wrote:

> Is there any way to read a Lotus word processing document in an XP
> environment?


The fact that it's an XP environment is irrelevant. The ability to read a
particular word processing format depends on what application you're trying
to read it with, not on the operating system.

know next to nothing aabout y Lotus files, but I asume there are several
different formats, depending on what particular Lotus product created them,
and what version. Your first step should be to find out the name of the
program, and the version.

You can probably install the particular Lotus program under XP, or if you
can't, many other word processing programs provide the ability to read and
convert from a variety of other formats. I can't be more specific about
which ones because I don't know what particular Lotus format you need, and
because I don't know the conversion capabilities of all the word processors.
But if I were you, after finding out exactly what you mneeded, I would go to
the web sites of the major word processors (Microsoft Word,WordPerfect,
etc.) to see what they can handle.

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MS won't convert (they decided not to) Lotus branded versions of Ami Pro but will with optional convertors convert Ami branded Ami Pro. Lotus bought it from Ami.

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> Wull wrote:
>
>> Is there any way to read a Lotus word processing document in an XP
>> environment?
>
>
> The fact that it's an XP environment is irrelevant. The ability to read a
> particular word processing format depends on what application you're trying
> to read it with, not on the operating system.
>
> know next to nothing aabout y Lotus files, but I asume there are several
> different formats, depending on what particular Lotus product created them,
> and what version. Your first step should be to find out the name of the
> program, and the version.
>
> You can probably install the particular Lotus program under XP, or if you
> can't, many other word processing programs provide the ability to read and
> convert from a variety of other formats. I can't be more specific about
> which ones because I don't know what particular Lotus format you need, and
> because I don't know the conversion capabilities of all the word processors.
> But if I were you, after finding out exactly what you mneeded, I would go to
> the web sites of the major word processors (Microsoft Word,WordPerfect,
> etc.) to see what they can handle.
>
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> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

Wull wrote:
> Is there any way to read a Lotus word processing document in an XP
> environment?
>
> TIA
> Wull
>
>


Sure. Simply install a Lotus-compatible application.

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> Wull wrote:
>
>> Is there any way to read a Lotus word processing document in an XP
>> environment?
>
>
> The fact that it's an XP environment is irrelevant. The ability to read a
> particular word processing format depends on what application you're trying
> to read it with, not on the operating system.
>
> know next to nothing aabout y Lotus files, but I asume there are several
> different formats, depending on what particular Lotus product created them,
> and what version. Your first step should be to find out the name of the
> program, and the version.
>
> You can probably install the particular Lotus program under XP, or if you
> can't, many other word processing programs provide the ability to read and
> convert from a variety of other formats. I can't be more specific about
> which ones because I don't know what particular Lotus format you need, and
> because I don't know the conversion capabilities of all the word processors.
> But if I were you, after finding out exactly what you mneeded, I would go to
> the web sites of the major word processors (Microsoft Word,WordPerfect,
> etc.) to see what they can handle.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>