ClarisImpact 2.0 for Windows has the same file format, user interface, and features as ClarisImpact 2.0 for the Macintosh. You can create a ClarisImpact document on Windows and edit it on a Macintosh computer, or vice versa. Therefore, if you work with both Macintosh and Windows versions of ClarisImpact, or if you collaborate with colleagues who use ClarisImpact 2.0 for Macintosh while you use ClarisImpact for Windows, you can work without translating files or learning a different program.
However, if you want to transfer files between platforms via diskette, you must use a file transfer program such as PC Exchange, AccessPC, or a similar utility that lets you create and use PC- formatted diskettes on a Macintosh. These utilities require that your Macintosh have a high density drive (FDHD SuperDrive). Follow the directions in the documentation of the file transfer utility program.
After copying the files to or from a PC-formatted disk, it may be necessary to rename the files. When sharing files with systems running Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11, make sure that your ClarisImpact filenames follow DOS filename conventions (8 characters or less) and end with the .CID extension. (For ClarisImpact Library files, use the .CLB extension.)
When you use a multi-platform server (such as Novell Netware) to transfer files from Macintosh to a Windows computer, you can use a ClarisImpact file right off the server. No file transfer program is required.
Fonts, margins, page breaks, and some graphics might display differently when transferred between Macintosh and Windows. You might have to adjust the margins and page breaks in the transferred file to restore the original appearance.
You can minimize font problems by installing and using the TrueType fonts that ship with ClarisImpact for both Macintosh and Windows.
Refer to the Important Information (Macintosh) or Read Me (Windows) file that is installed in the ClarisImpact application folder or directory for platform specific information on font mapping.