I would have thought that obvious - don't send them Works format files!
Current versions of Works can save in Word format, older versions can save
as plain text.
Alternatively buy a copy of Word. You can pick an original copy of Word or
Office 2000 from eBay for peanuts.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP