Microsoft KB Archive/33691

Saving a File in ASCII Text Format

PSS ID Number: Q33691 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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The following are two ways to save a file in ASCII text format:


 * 1) With a carriage return and line feed at the end of each paragraph.
 * 2) With a carriage return and line feed at the end of each line.

To create a file with a carriage return and line feed at the end of each paragraph in Word version 4.00 or earlier versions, set the Transfer Save “formatted:” field to No. If Word prompts you to “Enter Y to confirm loss of formatting,” press Y. In Word version 5.00, set the Transfer Save “format:” field to Text-only.

To create a file with a carriage return and line feed at the end of each line, do the following:

In Word version 4.00 or earlier:


 * 1) Use the PLAIN.PRD (TTY.PRD, Word 1.x) printer driver in the Print Options “printer:” field.
 * 2) Select the Print File command. Type a new filename in the “name:” field and press ENTER.

In Word version 5.00:


 * 1) Select the Transfer Save command.
 * 2) Set the “format:” field to “Text-only-with-line-breaks.” If Word prompts you to “Enter Y to confirm loss of formatting”, press Y.

In Word version 5.50:

In Word 5.50, to save a file as text with line breaks, choose File (ALT, F), Save As (A), Format (ALT+T), and select “Text Only w/Breaks.”

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