Hello Lyle, Thank you for your interest in OpenOffice.org.
OpenOffice.org cannot directly open native MS Works files. However, there is hope. MS Works can save in the popular MS Office format, as well as the open RTF (Rich Text Format) which OpenOffice.org can open easily. The recently released (within 72 hours) 2.0 version of OOo has improved MSO format support. There is another option from having to open and resave each file individually. I believe that Microsoft has on their Knowledge Base website, a program or utility to convert a number of MSWorks files to MSO formats at once. The program can be downloaded from this page of the Microsoft website - http://tinyurl.com/6c6z2 or http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b9e 11e83-f51b-4977-b572-8c042df802c1&displaylang=en I hope this helps! -Chad Smith * *On 10/21/05, Lyle Claypool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am very interested in downloading OpenOffice, but I now use Microsoft > Works. I am an author and have all of my work stashed on Works. Before I > commit please advise if Works documents can be transferred. > > Thank you....Lyle Everett Claypool > > -- - Chad Smith
