Winnebago info

[Coon, Brad]

In any case, while the default is .wpd for WordPerfect, you do not have to
use it.
You can change that by going into Environment, then files and unclicking the
"use .wpd"
file extension.

Brad Coon
Reference Librarian
The Libraries-Montana State University
bcoon at montana.edu       (406) 994-6026


-----Original Message-----
From: R. Rankin [mailto:rankin at ku.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:09 AM
To: siouan at lists.colorado.edu
Subject: Re: Winnebago info




> First, let me ask if the Zep's in the Siouan Archives, which is on an
> older Word Perfect (for DOS), be converted by some computer savey person
> into a MSWord 85 file, that preserves the special characters, accented
> letters and other diacritics which VZ used, and is apparent in the
> printout version?

The dictionary is not transferrable to Word even though many Wordperfect
files can be transferred.  This is because of the diacritics over the
letters that are installed by a special program in Wordperfect that allows
overstrikes.  You have to have Wordperfect for Windows to read the file.
With WP is looks just fine.

> I just needed a Word Perfect to read it, it seems, and Bob was kind
> enough to lend me his ver.8.  And then, I was about to install it today,
> when my PC consultant EM'd early this a.m., saying Dont do it, because
> the WP files end in a ".doc" extention, just like MSWord.

No, Wordperfect documents have a .WPD extension, not .DOC.  Also, it
shouldn't be a problem even so, provided you keep the Word and Wordperfect
files in different subdirectories.  If you install Wordperfect, it should
install a subdirectory called "My Files" or "Corel user files" that is
distinct from the "My Documents" under Word.  Put the dict. and grammar
files in the Corel files folder and Wordperfect will find them properly.
Don't let your consultant charge you for that information.  :-)

Bob