Re: [libreoffice-users] Microsoft Works

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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