Apple Macintosh LC 630 DOS - Manual (Page 102)

m If the document is from a DOS computer and you want to open it in the
Macintosh environment, use the PC Exchange control panel to specify
which Macintosh program will open the document. For information about
working with DOS documents in the Mac OS, see the “Using DOS Files &
Disks” topic of Macintosh Guide, available in the Guide (h) menu.
You experience problems using a DOS document.
If you can’t open a DOS document using a Macintosh program, try the
following:
m Open the document from within the program by choosing Open in the
program’s File menu.
m 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:
m Your application program may have special procedures for opening and
saving documents with different file formats. See the information that
came with your program.
m Try opening the document in another program.
Note: Some characters that can be displayed on the Macintosh are not
accurately displayed on DOS computers.
For more information about working with DOS documents in the Mac OS,
see the “Using DOS Files & Disks” topic of Macintosh Guide, available in the
Guide (h) menu.
91 Troubleshooting in the Macintosh Environment