Motorola StarMax User Manual page 105

You experience problems using a document created in a PC environment.
If you cannot open a DOS document using a Mac OS program, try
the following:
• Open the document from within the program by choosing
Open in the program's File menu.
• Use the PC Exchange control panel to change the document's
type to one that can be opened by the program.
If a DOS document is displayed incorrectly, or you see strange
codes or characters in the document, try one of the following:
• Your application program may have special procedures for
opening and saving documents with different file formats.
See the information that came with your program.
• Try opening the document in another program.
Note
For more information about working with DOS documents on your
computer, see the "DOS, Windows, and Apple II Files" topic area
of Mac OS Guide, available in the Guide (T) menu.
Some characters that can be displayed on a Mac OS
compatible computer are not accurately displayed on
DOS computers, and vice versa.
Solutions to common problems
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