How Do I Export My Transcript From MS Word to ASCII?

To print to ASCII from MS Word, you will need to install a Generic Text Only Printer on your computer.

The steps below explain how to do this:

To add the Generic Text Only Printer driver, go to Control Panel > Devices and Printers. From there, click "Add a printer."

Wait until the list of printers is loaded, and click "The printer that I want isn't listed."

Now, select "Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings" and click "Next."

The next step is selecting a correct COM port for your printer.

Within the "Use an existing port:" dropdown, select a port where your printer is physically connected and click "Next."

Now, you will be presented with the list of available printer drivers.

Find "Generic" on the left and select "Generic/Text Only" (use the latest version if available).

Once you have this printer selected, click "Next."

In case you had this printer driver installed previously, you may see a screen asking you to either keep the existing driver or replace it with a new one.

Select the recommended option and click "Next."

Type a printer name or leave the default one (recommended) and click "Next."

Once your printer driver is installed, you will see a screen asking for you to share the new printer on a local network.

Based on your preferences, if you wish to share the printer or not, select the correct option and continue by clicking "Next."

You have successfully added a printer.

Click "Print a test page" to confirm it is working as expected and click "Finish" to close the wizard.

After the printer is installed, when you print to this printer, it will save the file in ASCII format.