Comments on: MicrosoftWorks == Oxymoron;

Question: MicrosoftWorks == Oxymoron;

michaelkuznet — Fri, 05 May 2006 19:11:58 -0800

How do I convert documents from .wps format to .doc format?

I understand that the general advice regarding Works documents is "don't save them like that," but I'm not in control of their creation. Open Office and Office don't recognize the files, and I need a OSX AND Mac solution. I am open to purchasing software < $75, although I would prefer not to.

By: cerebus19

cerebus19 — Fri, 05 May 2006 19:17:26 -0800

There's this, but I have no way to verify whether that works with Mac and OSX, as I have a Windows box.

By: kingjoeshmoe

kingjoeshmoe — Fri, 05 May 2006 19:22:09 -0800

Well, one obvious solution would be to just by works, open, and then save into a different format.

Hopefully someone can give a better answer, but as a last ditch, that'll work and should be something under $75.

By: kcm

kcm — Fri, 05 May 2006 19:22:21 -0800

Word won't open Works documents natively? I have trouble believing that. That is also a noop statement, unless you're doing weird side-effect things in Perl. :)

By: kcm

kcm — Fri, 05 May 2006 19:25:25 -0800

(My copy of Word 2003 for Windows lists Works 6 and 7 as formats in the Open dialog .. perhaps you didn't install a converter/filter during installation, or the OS X version doesn't support it. Try running setup again and look for more to install.)

By: theora55

theora55 — Fri, 05 May 2006 20:17:57 -0800

I haven't tested this; my home pc doesn't have MS Office, but take a look at this. Works has some nice features. I never understood why M$oft didn't make it a stepping-stone to Office. Anyway, I used this Google search, in case it's useful/

By: michaelkuznet

michaelkuznet — Fri, 05 May 2006 23:46:54 -0800

Bah, I futzed my question when I said "OSX AND Mac." I'm insane, sorry.

By: michaelkuznet

michaelkuznet — Sat, 06 May 2006 15:15:42 -0800

Sweet, looks like I didn't need the Mac version after all, and cerebus19's link set things straight. Cheers!