Re: [libreoffice-users] RE: Converting Works Files

Does Wordpad open Works files ? In which case you should be able to
convert to a common file format .

L

On 04 Apr 11 1:25 PM, Nuno J. Silva wrote:
> Edwin Powell <etpowell@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > > On Sun, 3 Apr 2011 19:00:26 +0000 andyking1@btinternet.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Can I convert works 7.0 files (.wps) to work with open office or any
> > > > other office program?
> > > as far as I know, OpenOffice.org or LibreOffice cannot open .wps
> > > files. If you still have Works on your computer, you might want to
> > > save your documents as .doc or .rtf.
> > Sigrid
> >
> > I haven't had occasion to try it with LibreOffice yet, but I have
> > opened a few .wps files in NeoOffice, which incorporates Go-oo code as
> > does LibreOffice. The only problem I had was that it strips out
> > formatting (double-spacing, centered text, etc.) so it's at best an
> > imperfect solution.
> Works import is listed as a LibreOffice feature, see
> http://www.libreoffice.org/download/new-features-and-fixes/
>
> Wikipedia also lists this as a Go-oo feature, which explains why
> LibreOffice and NeoOffice have it, 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-oo
>
> But note that the OP mentions OpenOffice, not LibreOffice. Maybe this is
> the real issue?
>
> Or maybe Works has different file formats for different versions. After
> all, that's the Microsoft way.

-- 
Larry Sadler

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