OK, which means this maybe isn’t something you should do every day.
But what when you have a group of Word doc files that, for many strange reason best known to your bosses, need urgently converting into text. word to xml Maybe the computer program you employ in the office doesn’t like all the strange markup that Word adds. Whatever.
Well, if you’ve just got a couple of files to convert then it’s probably easiest to do them by hand. Load them into Microsoft Word and choose Save As from the file menu. Then save them as text and ignore all the dire warnings about losing the formatting that has been so slavishly entered into the doc files.
If you’ve got a dozen or two doc files, this starts to have laborious. So you might consider recording a macro. Stir up the help system in Word and have a spin at it. I am hoping you’ve better luck than I do!
Once you reach 20 or 30 or more doc files, then the need to automate their conversion into text files becomes more urgent. A fast search in your chosen internet search engine reveals that many programs want you to convert your Word doc files into PDF format. If you want to accomplish that, download a copy of Open Office and you are able to export PDFs to your heart’s content.
If your need would be to convert folders high in doc files into plain old text files, then you definitely should spend money on one of the numerous converters out there. Prices begin from a handful of dollars right as much as levels that may make your accountant turn a nasty shade of white!