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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: atreyhu on March 30, 2006, 09:41:04 PM

Title: rich text format in one large file
Post by: atreyhu on March 30, 2006, 09:41:04 PM

can someone please help me? I hope this is the right forum. my typesetter is complaining because I sent her a 290 page document in rich text format, and she said they were 290 single files. she wants me to send that document, (manuscript), in one large file. How do I do that? I have windows xp. I think she has a macintosh. any advice would be greatly appreciated.   :-?

Atreyhu

Title: Re: rich text format in one large file
Post by: Valerie on March 31, 2006, 01:07:50 AM

I don't have a clue but try this:

Open the .rtf file with Wordpad then save the file in .txt format.

Good luck

Title: Re: rich text format in one large file
Post by: Rob Pomeroy on March 31, 2006, 02:57:53 AM

Eek - don't do that!  Your paragraph breaks will be completely screwed up, and any formatting you want to retain (advisory to your typesetter) will be lost.

Please advise: what program are you composing your document in?  What program is your typesetter using?

Title: Re: rich text format in one large file
Post by: Backdated on March 31, 2006, 04:31:16 AM

As an aside to this - If you regularly move data between a Windows and a MAC box, [highlight]Stuffit (http://www.stuffit.com/win/index.html)[/highlight], the dé facto MAC archiver, is available in Win32 flavour.

Title: Re: rich text format in one large file
Post by: atreyhu on March 31, 2006, 05:00:54 PM

thank you for your replies. robpomeroy, I used microsoft windows to write the document. and my typesetter has a macintosh. thanks for any advice.

Title: Re: rich text format in one large file
Post by: Backdated on March 31, 2006, 05:15:48 PM

I think Rob wanted to know what actual programs were used on both machines.

Title: Re: rich text format in one large file
Post by: atreyhu on April 01, 2006, 05:06:41 PM

hello
I couldn't tell you what actual program the typesetter uses. but thanks for your help anyway. I've given up trying to learn. let her earn her money. thanks.  ;D

Title: Re: rich text format in one large file
Post by: GX1_Man on April 01, 2006, 05:09:38 PM

Well, that's one approach....  ::)

Title: Re: rich text format in one large file
Post by: Rob Pomeroy on April 01, 2006, 10:41:07 PM

Argh.  I was scenting a solution as well.  Bah.