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CONVERT [ HP DeskManager User Reference Guide ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


HP DeskManager User Reference Guide

CONVERT 

Abbreviation:  CONV

Converts items within HP Desk.  These are the conversions that are always
available in HP Desk:

Document           You can CONVERT to:                                                                                               

HP Word            Text document
                   HP Slate document
                   MemoMaker document
                   AdvanceWrite document
                   HP Word/PC document

HP Slate           Text document
                   HP Word document
                   MemoMaker document

MemoMaker          Text document
                   HP Word document
                   HP Slate document

AdvanceWrite       Text document
                   HP Word document

HP Word/PC         HP Word document

HP ListKeeper      Text document
                   Distribution List

   *   You may be able to convert to other formats, for instance, if you
       have HP OfficeConnect To DISOSS available then you can convert
       Text documents to DCA Revisable Form documents or to DCA Final
       Form documents.

       If you type CONVERT followed by the number of the item you want to
       convert HP Desk lists the conversions available.

   *   You can use this command in the Work Area, or in a message you
       have composed but not yet mailed or filed.

   *   CONVERT attempts to produce a document that is easy to edit rather
       than one which looks exactly the same as the original.

   *   Some conversions take a while.

     Workarea > CONVERT "sales memo" TO hpword

     Workarea > CONVERT 2 TO text

The CONVERT command can be used in the following areas of HP Desk:
Message, Package, Work Area



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