At 11:06 18/09/2007 -0700, Jo-Anna Noname wrote:
is there anyway i can import/read .wks into openoffice or do i need
a converter--which one? have tons of old files saved in .wps.
There are two questions here, of course: .wps and .wks files.
First, do not be confused by what OpenOffice seems to offer or by
some other replies you may have seen (albeit well-meaning, of
course). The WPS files that some versions of OpenOffice will accept
are those produced by a word processor called "WPS", not Microsoft
Works Word Processor document files. And the .wks files it accepts
are Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet files, not Microsoft Works Spreadsheet
document files.
First the bad news: OpenOffice does not accept either of the formats
you describe.
Remember that conversion problems such as this are always much more
easily and effectively handled at the sending end rather than the
receiving end. If you can get back to your copy of Microsoft Works
(or perhaps borrow another system with Works installed?) your first
and simplest solution is to save the files from Works in a usable
format. If you save word processor files as Word (.doc), Rich Text
Format (.rtf), or even plain text (.txt), you will be able to open
them in OpenOffice Writer. Similarly, save your spreadsheet files as
the later Works format (.xlr), Excel (.xls), or even "Text & Commas"
(.csv), and you will be able to open them in OpenOffice Calc.
There is also a neat workaround for .wps files. If - as it seems -
you are using Windows, you can download and install the free viewer
for Microsoft Word document files from the Microsoft web site. This
will accept and display your Works .wps files. Select all the text
and copy-and-paste it into OpenOffice Writer. This will preserve
most of the formatting, at least.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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