How do I save a word doc as an ansi file in word 2003

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salty - 31 Jan 2006 14:47 GMT

I have recently moved from word 2000 to 2003.
I used to save files as ansi format to be able to import them into a
DOS based database.
Now I am at a loss for what to do.
Is there any way to save word docs as text files with table formatting
kept?

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John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh] - 01 Feb 2006 00:41 GMT

Read the Word Help topic " About encoded text files " to learn how.

On 1/2/06 1:47 AM, in article
1138718867.350443.319850@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "salty"
<conrad.towner@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> I have recently moved from word 2000 to 2003.
> I used to save files as ansi format to be able to import them into a
> DOS based database.
> Now I am at a loss for what to do.
> Is there any way to save word docs as text files with table formatting
> kept?

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salty - 02 Feb 2006 21:36 GMT

Thanks John
your help is greatly appreciated.

regards
Salty

> Read the Word Help topic " About encoded text files " to learn how.
>
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> Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
> Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

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salty - 02 Feb 2006 22:08 GMT

this is the end of this string

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How do I save a word doc as an ansi file in word 2003