Posted: 7/6/2004 12:09:23 PM EDT
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Anyone ever done a large number of files??? Can I just change the file type to '.doc'?? or do I need a conversion software??? |
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Just changing the extension will NOT work! Macs have the capability of saving files in a PC-readable format. PCs do NOT have this capability. Someone with a Mac could re-save the files as PC-format for you. You could transfer them over the Internet (attachment in Email) and as long as they were saved in Windows .doc format, you'll be able to read them. Any media they are saved on must be PC-readable format. |
DOC files are the same kind of file in PC or MAC... Any plataform will open an archive.doc file without any problem. |
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Well, it depends. If it's just Microsoft Word documents, you can certainly just add ".doc" to the filename (if it doesn't have it already) both the PC and the Mac will read it just fine. They both will happily read Excel files (.xls), or PowerPoint (.pps) files too. There is one caveat; if you have an older, non-OSX Mac then all bets are off. Their move to OSX has streamlined this procedure. My clients have both Macs and PCs (and Linux and other stuff). Good luck! |
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It depends on what kind of files. If you used a recent version of Word on the Mac, then you can just add .doc to the end of the filename (if it isn't there already) and it will work fine. If you aren't using Word, then it gets a little trickier. I need a few more details to give an exact answer, like what program you are using. If you have a seriously large number of files, you can write an AppleScript to automate the process too. |