Hi :)
If Works is given out for free and it's native formats are incompatible with MS Office then it
embarrasses people into spending tons of dosh on buying MS Office. It shows that a "free" system
is inadequate and that the person using it is 'cheap'. Once embarrassed and publicly humiliated in
such a way a person will typically cave-in and spend almost any amount of money to prove they are
worthy. It makes people very wary of anything "free" and sets up all sorts of problems in trying
to market LO. It is a very basic sales tactic. Is it called a 'hard sell' or does it have a less
aggressive title now?
Regards from
Tom :)
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From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions <webmaster@krackedpress.com>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Microsoft Works
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Thursday, 17 November, 2011, 1:06
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".
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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