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Looking for a way to batch covert Word to RTF or between other file formats under Mac OSX? Enter X11, OpenOffice, and a macro by a guy called Danny...

Download and install X11

X11 for Mac OS X is "an implementation of the X Window System that makes it possible to run X11-based applications in Mac OS X." Download it here.

Download and install OpenOffice

OpenOffice is an "open-source... free... multi-platform office productivity suite compatible with all major file formats." Download it here.

Download Danny's Document Converter

Download and run Danny's Document Converter, a macro that will "convert a batch of documents from any supported OOo format into any other supported OOo format".

Double-clicking the .sxd file from the Finder will launch X11 followed by OpenOffice, and present you with the following warning:

Click Run and the Browse for the source folder and the destination folders, followed by Next:

Now choose what kind of document conversion you plan (e.g. text, graphic) and click Next:

Select the specific format of the source document and click Next:

Select the specific format of the destination document that you wish to create, then click Next:

The conversion will now start:

All done:

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