Hi Charles,
MS Word 2007 can open Works Word Processor v6 WPS files. If you were using MS Word 2002 those files should open in Word 2007 (still
..doc format)
Some of the quick style features of Works may not come across in Word.
MS Excel 2007 can open MS Works v6 XLR spreadsheet files.
MS Works database files (wdb) can be used as Word 2007 mail merge sources if they do not contain any calculation fields. You can
save them as comma/tab delimited or dbase files from MS Works to use them in MS Office Access 2007 or MS Office Excel 2007. You
can also convert WDB files with a 3rd party converter (
http://rl-software.com )
You can install a more current version of MS Works in Vista, but the interface in Works v8.5 (the lowest version 'officially'
supported on Vista) and up is changed a bit from earlier versions in the word processor. Folks have reported successfully using
earlier Works versions on Vista, with some limitations, such as mpt being able to use the Windows Address book, which isn't
supported on Vista (also not supported directly in Word 2007).
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This probably adds to the problem, but there are three types of Works files.
They are wdb, wps, and xlr. It would seem like there is a possibility to
convert the wps (Word processor files), but not the wdb (Data base) or the
xlr (Spread Sheet). I am assuming Word 2007 only deals with word processing,
not data base or spread sheets. Is this correct? If so, would I need to get
a later Works program that would run under Vista, if there is such a thing.
I am also assuming my level of Works 6.0, and even Word 2002 will not run
under Vista. Charles Ranheim >>
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