convert ms word files

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I need to convert files from an older Mac running MS Word V8.5.1 to a PC running office XP. Suggestions on how the files can be converted and moved?

Tried emailing and the format was unrecgonized.
 
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Wow, that is dumb eh?
Appleworks still read claris works version old.
Try using appleworks to convert it up to a higher version?
 
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Graphite said:
Wow, that is dumb eh?
Appleworks still read claris works version old.
Try using appleworks to convert it up to a higher version?

8.5.1 is the OS version. the user tells me its MS Word 98, now.

Is appleworks part of the OS?
 

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word 98 should be able to save the document in a format that word xp can read.
 

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