Hi Steven!
I used Word for Mac version 2.x something.
Use "File" --> "save as" and then choose RTF.
I also used WriteNow, which communicates with Word
through the RTF format.

I did some posts to this group last fall, where I
described the formating codes that RTF uses.
If you are used to TeX or writing the HTML code yourself,
you will find that RTF as a formating command language
is real easy to learn, and then you can write your
files directly in RTF format in any word processor or editor,
if you only save the file as "text".

That is handy, because you then have complete
control over the text output. And it has
enough commands to satisfy the user who
writes with several fonts, several sizes,
multiple tabs, centering text etc..
I'd say it contains all you need for
normal use.

Although I don't normally use it, I might if I were to write a book,
because it gives full control over the output.

Take a look at the group archives and do a search on RTF,
I think you'll find the list of the RTF commands that
I used.

>I have one of the RTFs you provided. It printed very nicely. I believe I
>used StarOffice for that purpose. I did import the currently available HTML
>into StarOffice and the printed it.
>
>What are you using to generate the original documents? I will need to do a
>fair amount of reformatting to get the documents into the form that was used
>to produce the RTF you provided. If you have the files in such a form, they
>would probably be useful. If the HTML is the only version, then I guess I
>will have to do my own formatting.

The Mac has a very advanced cut and paste function.
That is because the Mac has its own graphic format
that is part of the operative system. It is this graphic
subsystem that produces all the output in the mac windows.
If a text appears in formated form in a mac window, it
means there is a temporary graphic file somewhere that
provides the data for the window's output.
When you do a "cut" you merely copy that file, and it
receives a default name (=cutboard). Then when you
do a paste into the open window of an editor,
you merely link in the cutboard file into the graphic
file that is giving the data for the editor window!

The point is, that this way, you preserve the formating.
And the saved file from your wp editor will give a
screen output identical to the screen output of the
orihinal html file. But now comes the nice thing:

If you "print" from your browser you'll often get bad resolution.
But if you do it as I propose, you get the highest or best
laser printer resolution. That is because the wp does not
print from the screen graphic, but has a separate print output
file generator built in.

(hope this was clear)

Best regards
Keth