[comp.sys.mac] Word --> Latex translator ........... help ..........

thomas@csadfa.cs.adfa.oz.au (Thomas Hardjono) (10/24/89)

(This question has probably been asked a million times, sorry about that)

		Does anyone have a Word --> Latex translator ?

Is there any way of "forcing" Word printouts to look like Latex (ie. same
font, etc..) ?  I don't know much about fonts, but as far as I know Latex
uses 'Computer Modern Roman', but so far I haven't seen the equivalent
font on the Mac (except in Latex for the Mac)

The problem is the following.  We have a group of people that have to
produce a (uniform) single report.  Some of the group members use
Microsoft Word(4.0) and others use Latex/Tex.  Due to the "nicer" output
of Latex (- this is a matter of taste -) it has been decided that
the final report should be done in Latex format.

Having a translator from Word -> Latex would be very useful.  I know
that many academics use Microsoft Word because you get good printout
quality while using the WYSIWYG way of editing.  However, there are
an increasing number of conferences who prefer the submitted papers
to be in Latex form (eg. Easy to send over the net, etc...etc..).

/*
	The most common reply (which I don't think asnwers my question) is:
			"why don't you learn Latex ?".

	The answer is "Yes, when I have some spare time".  But then, if I'm
	forced to use Latex, maybe I can just forget about the Mac altogether
	(and get rid of all the software that I already have to do word 
	processing and others...).
*/

Any one care to help me out ?

Thanks in advance.

Thomas Hardjono
thomas@cs.adfa.oz.au
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