[email protected] wrote:
Maybe I'm just too stupid to use Open Office. If so I need to know
> now so I can find an alternative.I've used MS Works in the past
but on this computer I only had Corel Word Perfect OEM and I wanted a Spreadsheet, Data Base, etc so I searched around and found Open Office.
> Now I have OO installed but I can't pull up my MSWorks files (letters, > spreadsheets, etc) and read them on OO. I tried theDell Compatability > Wizard but either I don't know how to use it or it isn't working > w/OO. What do I need to do to be able to use my old Works items on OO. > I've got yrs of correspondence and spreadsheets and a database > that I'd hate to lose. Thanks
Almost nothing reads Microsoft Works except for Microsoft Works, not even Microsoft Office.
However, there is a forked version of OpenOffice.org called OxygenOffice Professional which claims to be able to read Works files. See http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooop . It may do what you want.
You can also convert from Microsoft Works to .doc or to OpenOffice .odt files online with Zamzar. See <http://blog.zamzar.com/2007/04/23/convert-wps-microsoft-works-files-to-doc-odt-txt-and-pdf/>.
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