The MS Word DOS XTension enables users to import the text from MS Word DOS documents, including the character specifications. All MS Word DOS text with default character settings will be translated to the user's default XPress style. Other character specifications in text are supported by a user configurable mapping of the MS Word DOS characters to the appropriate Macintosh font. Paragraph specifications are translated to XPress style sheets with the inclusion of a new style sheet tag that can be placed in an MS Word DOS style tag.
If a Macintosh is equipped with an FDHD floppy disk drive, and has a PC file recognition utility installed (i.e. DOS-Mounterâ„¢), the MS Word DOS files can be imported directly. Alternatively, if the MS Word DOS files are stored on an AFP server visible to both Macs and PCs (i.e. a Novell server), direct import can take place without any additional software.
