works documents reformatting

[jkay]

Someone please have pitty....My new system uses XP home
edition. I use the Works program to compose persona hist-
orical research, and being a newbie to all of the techno-
logy I did not know that there was a problem in sharing
files via e-mail and CDs to systems that do not have this
program installed. I took a short document to a chain
office supply center to have copied from a CD and they
could not open it either, and suggested that I try refor-
matting the files...as far as I could get with that, it
reformatted to a notepad file (which is uselessbe-cause
of the amount of information I compose). Ques: what am I
doing wrong? Or is it not possible? Next, I saved my
old 4.5 version of Works, but not the product code...how
do I find it so that I can install it and avoid all of
this trouble? Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[purplehaz]

An old works version isn't going to help you. The files would still be saved
as works files by default and the personing opening the documents would need
works also, just like now.
What you need to do is save the files in a format that is compatable with
regular word processors. Look in the save as options and see what you have
to save as in. A .txt or .doc would work, but you lose formatting. If you
need to keep formatting and be able to have anyone else open the files, then
works is the wrong program to be doing your work in. Word or open office
might suit you better.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

RTF seems to be the most "universal" of formats and retains most page
formatting, but I don't know if Works can save as RTF or not.

Steve

 

[Sharon F]

RTF seems to be the most "universal" of formats and retains most page
formatting, but I don't know if Works can save as RTF or not.

Good 4.5 can save files as .RTF
Bad The OP still needs a CD key to reinstall Works.

 

[purplehaz]

Yup, good point. Then the receiver of the file could just use wordpad to
open it.

 

[Jim Macklin]

WORKS can save in doc, rtf, txt and other formats too.

Depends on versions and plugins.


| Yup, good point. Then the receiver of the file could just
use wordpad to
| open it.
|
| "Steve Nielsen" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
| | > RTF seems to be the most "universal" of formats and
retains most page
| > formatting, but I don't know if Works can save as RTF or
not.
| >
| > Steve
| >
| > purplehaz wrote:
| >
| > > An old works version isn't going to help you. The
files would still be
| saved
| > > as works files by default and the personing opening
the documents would
| need
| > > works also, just like now.
| > > What you need to do is save the files in a format that
is compatable
| with
| > > regular word processors. Look in the save as options
and see what you
| have
| > > to save as in. A .txt or .doc would work, but you lose
formatting. If
| you
| > > need to keep formatting and be able to have anyone
else open the files,
| then
| > > works is the wrong program to be doing your work in.
Word or open office
| > > might suit you better.
| > >
message
| > > | > >
| > >>Someone please have pitty....My new system uses XP
home
| > >>edition. I use the Works program to compose persona
hist-
| > >>orical research, and being a newbie to all of the
techno-
| > >>logy I did not know that there was a problem in
sharing
| > >>files via e-mail and CDs to systems that do not have
this
| > >>program installed. I took a short document to a chain
| > >>office supply center to have copied from a CD and they
| > >>could not open it either, and suggested that I try
refor-
| > >>matting the files...as far as I could get with that,
it
| > >>reformatted to a notepad file (which is
uselessbe-cause
| > >>of the amount of information I compose). Ques: what am
I
| > >>doing wrong? Or is it not possible? Next, I saved my
| > >>old 4.5 version of Works, but not the product
code...how
| > >>do I find it so that I can install it and avoid all of
| > >>this trouble? Any help is greatly appreciated.
| > >
| > >
| > >
| >
|
|