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Files can be converted to NB Windows format from the DOS version Nota Bene and/or from other word processing formats. Single files can be converted using the File Open or the Save As dialogs. See Convert to Nota Bene or Convert from Nota Bene to Other Formats.
The Batch Conversion feature can be used to convert a group (or batch) of files from NB DOS or from Microsoft Word or WordPerfect or RTF (Rich Text Format). Microsoft Word files (or WordPerfect files) can be converted only if Microsoft Word (or WordPerfect) is installed on your computer. The Batch Conversion can convert all of the files in a selected folder or only the files that you select. If you want to convert files in that are in more than one folder, you need to run the Batch Conversion once for each folder.
When files are converted, they are retained in both the old format and the new format. Dialog boxes guide you through the process of choosing a folder for the new files and then selecting the files to be converted. The converted files will be saved using the same name unless they are to be saved in the same folder as the original files. In this case the extension will be changed and you will be notified of the change.
To convert a group (or batch) of files:
| 1 | Click File, File Options, Batch Conversion |
| 2 | Use the Location of Converted Files dialog box to select the folder for the newly converted files. |
| • | Τo display the folders in a drive, click the plus sign to the left of the drive. |
| • | To display the subfolders in a folder, click the plus sign to the left of the folder. |
| • | Click on the folder or subfolder you want to choose as the destination of the converted files. |
| • | To create a new folder for the files you are about to convert, click on the drive or folder you want the new folder to be in, type in the name of the new folder and click the New button. |
| • | After selecting the destination folder, click OK |
| 3 | Use the Select Source Files for Conversion dialog box to select the files to be converted. |
| • | In the left window of the dialog box, click the plus sign to the left of any drive to display the folders in a drive and click the plus sign to the left of any folder to display the subfolders. |
| • | The files in any folder or subfolder will be displayed in the top right window of the dialog box. To select a file to be converted, double-click on the file. |
| • | To convert all files in a given folder (i.e., the folder containing the files displayed in the top right window), click the Convert All button |
| • | The display of the top right window can be changed by clicking one of the four buttons directly to the right of the window. In Details View, the files can be sorted by clicking any of the the headings (Name, Size, Type, Modified). Click a second time to sort in reverse order. |
| • | The files you want to convert should be shown in the window at the bottom right of the dialog box. |
| • | When all of the files you want to convert are shown in the bottom right box, click OK |
| 4 | Nota Bene will convert the files you specified to Nota Bene for Windows format and save the new files in the destination folder. The files will remain in their old formats in the source folder. |
Before the development of Orbis+, NB users used the batch conversion to convert their Word files to Nota Bene format so that they could use Orbis to search those files. Now Orbis+ (an add-on module) can be used to search DOC, DOCX, RTF, PDF and HTML files. So many find that they do not need to convert old files to Nota Bene format. see Orbis+
See also:
Converting to/from another word processor
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