Microsoft Word Macro to Convert BibleWorks bwgrkl Font to Unicode Greek
Instructions for using the macro are included in the file and on a "Show Info" window within the macro's user dialog.
Downloading will provide a Zip file that behaves like a Windows folder (I assume but am not certain that it will behave similarly on a Mac). To use the file, move it from the Zip folder to a file location that makes sense to you. Full, on-demand use of the macro will require the file to be saved as a macro-enabled template residing in the \Starup folder for Word templates so that it automatically loads whenever you open Word. Further information about installation is included within the file, as well as a one-click installation function that should work on most Windows systems.
Feel free to download the macro and try it at no charge. If you find significant value in it, I would appreciate receiving whatever payment you consider it to be worth for your particular use. I can receive PayPal at randy@ntgreekguy.com, or email me at that address for other payment arrangements.
The macro has been tested extensively in Windows, but I don't recall ever trying it on a Mac. I would be very interested to hear from Mac users the extent to which the macro functions for them.
Of course mine is not the only macro ever developed for this function. Greek Transcoder appears to be a very fine conversion utility, but it does not handle BibleWorks fonts. I have been careful to follow correct Unicode practice. For example, vowels with acute accent without breathings should come from the monotonic set, not the polytonic set; also my macro corrects bwgrkl's incorrect character for the semicolon, which does not sit high enough above the line of writing. I have not checked out other macros on such points, so I am not accusing others of error, only indicating the care that I have taken in my own work.
Unicode Greek Font Conversion Service
Those who may not wish to engage the complexities involved in using a conversion macro are invited to inquire about my converting your Greek text for you.
In addition to the BibleWorks bwgrkl font, I can also convert the Linguists' Software fonts Graeca and GraecaII. Conversion of still other fonts is also likely possible, and I am willing to make the effort to try--though for fonts other then bwgrkl you might find yourself well served by the program Greek Transcoder
if you are inclined to give it a try. Conversion of text in file formats other than Microsoft Word is also possible, if the existing text can be imported or copy/pasted into Word for processing and then back to the original file. Please contact me
to discuss your specific needs.