Other than for reference, he shouldn't be using converted documents.
Easy way?
Create a template with the margins you want.
Create a new document from the template.
Copy the text from the converted document and use Paste Special - Plain Text
to paste into the new document. Reformat the new document using styles.
You can do the last two steps (new doc, copy, paste special) using a macro
and can write a macro that does it for every file in a folder. The applying
styles, though, would have to be done by hand. You end up with documents
that can be reliably used in Word, which, IME converted documents cannot.
What follows is my general advice on converting documents (repeating some of
the above).
I would not recommend using converted documents long-term. They will be
filled with formatting anomolies that will get you at the worst time. This
is especially true of any documents containing automatic numbering or
bullets. Try recreating form documents in Word using the following process:
In Word Perfect (if you still have it, in Word if not) save your files as
text files.
Use your converted files as references to show you how you want your
formatting to look.
Create a new document in Word and insert the text from the text file. Save
this new document as a Word template. Format it the way you want using
styles, not direct formatting. Save it again.
To use a template within Word, use File => New and pick your template. This
will create a new document for you.
More advice to pass on to your friend:
Word and Word Perfect work very differently from one another. Each program's
methods have strengths and weaknesses; but, if you try to use one of these
programs as if it were the other, it is like pushing on a string! You can
easily make a lot of extra work for yourself. If you are unwilling to take
the time to learn to use Word's methods, you should stick to using Word Pad.
You'll have a lot less grief, although you'll miss out on a lot of raw
power.
See <URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordVsWordPerfect.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/TipsAndGotchas.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordPerfectConverters.htm>
<URL:
http://businesssoft.about.com/compute/businesssoft/library/blconvert.htm>
for information on Word for Word Perfect users.
For more:
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/WordsNumberingExplained.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/WhatTemplatesStore.htm>
In Word 2000 (or later) You can get the function keys to display in a
special toolbar at the bottom of the screen if you want (something like
pressing F3 twice in WP). The following macro will do this.
Sub ShowMeFunctionKeys()
Commandbars("Function Key Display").Visible = True
End Sub
Learn about Styles - really learn! I resisted for years and now regret every
day of those years because although that string was still very hard to push,
it kept getting longer and longer, and had some very important projects tied
to it!
Hope this helps.
--
Charles Kenyon
See the MVP FAQ: <URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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