Since no man is an island, there is bound to be interchange of information in all forms. Learn to master some simple steps in knowing how to transfer word documents from one computer to another, and the same applies for all types of files.
Loosely adapting a line from a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, how do I transfer files? Let me count the ways. A common method at present day is to use a USB drive to copy files. For the benefit of the lesser informed, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) drive is sometimes called a flash drive. Plug the drive into a USB port of the source computer and copy the documents into it. Remember to safely remove the drive to avoid corruption and then pop it into the target computer's port and copy the files out. If the files are larger than the drive's size, repeat the process by copying and deleting files. This method doesn't work if there is only 1 file which is too large to fit into the drive.
Chancing a rare occurrence whereby either or both computers are from the dark ages, i.e. a technology of a previous decade in computerize, and don't have USB ports, you can opt to burn files to CD, either a Readable or Rewritable Compact Disk. The drawbacks are that the source computer must have a CD burner, the target computer at least a CD reader. Since a CD is limited in space, you can burn files to DVD with DVD burner and reader at respective computers.
If the files are large, connect the computers to a local network. It is normally quite fast to transfer files from one computer to another over the network, assuming you're using wired connection over a high-speed network which isn't congested. Transferring files via wireless connection is also a viable option, albeit a little slower. If the computers are on separate networks, the best bet is to use the internet and send files via email. Files too large to send via emails can be uploaded to an FTP site for later download.
An oft forgotten method is to transfer files via direct infrared connection between computers. Its advantages include not requiring any physical intermediaries or connection to the local network. The downside is that the computers have to be relatively close and within line of sight to establish and maintain infrared connection.
Other than physical methods of transfer, another problem encountered is with version incompatibility between same applications. If the application in the source computer is of a later version than the same application in the target computer, it's recommended to save the document to a version matching the target computer. Otherwise, save the document as RTF (Rich Text Format) to maintain most, if not all, formatting.
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