converting old AMI Pro documents to MS Word 2000 docs

[Guest]

I'm trying to convert AMI pro docs to word 2000 documents. I'm unable to find a converter on the MS Office web site. Does anyone know if an AMI to Word converter exists and if so where can I find it?

Thanks

 

[Anon]

I'm trying to convert AMI pro docs to word 2000 documents. I'm
unable to find a converter on the MS Office web site. Does
anyone know if an AMI to Word converter exists and if so where
can I find it?

I've seen some references to its being included as an optional
conversion filter when installing Word 2002 or 2003, but I've seen
just as many references to its not being found. The best way to
convert them is to find a new version of Lotus SmartSuite (9.8.1
is the current version, but 9.8 should work fine). Open the Ami
Pro files in Lotus Word Pro, then save as Word 2000.

 

[Graham Mayor]

The Microsoft converter is available to download via a link on the downloads
page of my web site. There must be a lot of people converting from Lotus as
this is the most requested file on my web site.

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[Anon]

There must be a lot of people converting from Lotus as
this is the most requested file on my web site.

I use Lotus extensively (think it's better in a number of ways
than Word), and I have some experience converting from Word Pro to
Word. Here's my advice: In view of the low price of SmartSuite,
buy it, even if it's not the current release. Then, from within
Word Pro, either convert the document to Word, or save as a text
file, or even cut and paste into a text editor. Then load it into
Word (preferably a recent version where you can use the "Open and
Repair" feature). Once the text file is opened in Word, apply the
paragraph styles you want. Then save as a Word file. If you need
to convert a large mass of documents, you can find a converter
(which must be used from within Word Pro) at the www.XpertSS.com
site. The reason that this conversion process is worth the effort
is that Word Pro supports some features that Word doesn't, plus
Word sometimes screws up any auto-numbering or indent features.
(Of course, if you don't need to collaborate with someone who uses
Word, you'd get better fidelity and stability by just keeping the
files in their native format and viewing/editing with Word Pro.)
Until we all wind up using an XML-based file format, HTH