Re: [libreoffice-users] Microsoft Works

On 11/16/2011 08:06 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote:
> On 11/16/2011 03:26 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
> > John
> >
> >
> > On 11/16/2011 01:50 PM, John Gregson wrote:
> > > I am using  Win 7 32 & 64
> > > I am just starting to explore Libre Office.
> > > Some where I saw a statement that Libre Office would open
> > > files generated by Microsoft Works; is this true?
> > >
> > > John.
> > > *John. jfgregson@shaw.ca*
> > I checked in Writer FILE>>OPEN and clicked on file type to open the 
> > scroll box. I scrolled down to 'Microsoft Works Documents *.wps'. I 
> > did this to see what the file extension is for Works. On the other 
> > scroll box, Works is listed but the extension is not shown.
> >
> > I do not have any Works files to test this on but with 3.4.X I have 
> > had success opening msox and mso files so would expect wps to open 
> > properly with LO.
> I looks to me that LO 3.4.3 will read Works files but will not write 
> them, since "Open" list Works, but not "Save As".
I checked Save As and it appears you can save to the *.wps format - I 
did not try it.
> If for some reason it does not open Works documents properly, you 
> should be able to save the files within Works to some other format.  
> It has been some years since I dealt with Works, but I have a copy or 
> three to install on my Vista laptop to test this out if need be.
>
> To be honest, I do not know why MS still gives them out with some new 
> computer systems, along with their trial of MSO.   MSO did not like to 
> deal with Works files a few years back when I was using MSO as my only 
> office package.  Very few packages will read Works documents.  People 
> are luck that LO is one of the packages that do read them.


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