Me, too--never seen this before. Cindy --- Dan Beaver <dbeaver@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Cindy, > > Yes, I use an unzip program. Of all the BookShare > downloads I've done so > far this is the first one that has done this. > > Thanks. > > Dan Beaver > IBM Global Services Lexington > outside: 1-859-243-3411 > tie-line: 8-545-3411 > > > > Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent by: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 06/09/2006 05:58 PM > Please respond to > bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To > bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > cc > > Subject > [bksvol-discuss] Re: releasing "To Have and to Hold" > by Jane Green > > > > > > > Dan, > > I've had that happen before. I think you have to > unzip > it to hve it readable. Do you have an unzip program, > like Winzip or Stuffit Expander? Also, when I first > had that problem when I first started, I was told > not > to try to change anything when you start to > download. > I forget what the options are, but I was selecting > one. I was told just to ignore those options and > download, then the unzip, and then an rtf copy comes > out. Then you can change it to Word to work on or > keep > it in rtf. It automatically, at least on my machine, > changes to Word whenit opens and goes back to rtf > when > it closes, but it retains everything you've put in, > unlike the txt files. > > HTH > > Cindy > > --- Dan Beaver <dbeaver@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Ok, looks like I have something > else > > to learn about. > > > > I downloaded this book thinking I'd validate > > something that I wouldn't > > normally read. I extracted it and opened it in > > Word. It is full of what > > looks like some kind of control strings or > > something. It has lots of > > \par, \fs, \page and other strings. It says it is > > an RTF but I've never > > seen this kind of thing in an RTf before. Does > > anyone else know what this > > is and how to handle it? It is released back onto > > the validation list if > > anyone wants to look at it. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Dan Beaver > > IBM Global Services Lexington > > outside: 1-859-243-3411 > > tie-line: 8-545-3411 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself > in the subject line. > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.