Works for Word

[Guest]

I have transferred a lot of legal documents from my old PC operating on
Windows 98 to new one running Windows XP Home which seems to have a lot of
shortcomings - It messed up the formating in some places on these docs which
means I have to proof read them all again which is just irritating waste of
time. Then it wont let me change them back to how they were - wont let me
even move cursor onto characters I need to change. Any ideas

 

[Gordon]

I have transferred a lot of legal documents from my old PC operating on
Windows 98 to new one running Windows XP Home which seems to have a lot of
shortcomings - It messed up the formating in some places on these docs
which means I have to proof read them all again which is just irritating
waste of time. Then it wont let me change them back to how they were -
wont let me even move cursor onto characters I need to change. Any ideas

Have you actually installed Word for Works on your new machine, or are you
opening the documents in Wordpad?

 

[Guest]

My understanding is that Works for Word is a wordprocessing function within
my version of Windows XP Home. All the word documents originally copied from
my old machine appeared first as wordpad documents on the new machine but I
have since been able to set the default programme for opening these wordpad
documents as works for word.

 

[Tom Willett]

Works for Word is not part of Windows XP, but may have been installed by the
PC manufacturer as bundled software. It is still a separate program.

Tom

| My understanding is that Works for Word is a wordprocessing function
within
| my version of Windows XP Home. All the word documents originally copied
from
| my old machine appeared first as wordpad documents on the new machine but
I
| have since been able to set the default programme for opening these
wordpad
| documents as works for word.
|
| "Gordon" wrote:
|
| > Tony wrote:
| >
| > > I have transferred a lot of legal documents from my old PC operating
on
| > > Windows 98 to new one running Windows XP Home which seems to have a
lot of
| > > shortcomings - It messed up the formating in some places on these docs
| > > which means I have to proof read them all again which is just
irritating
| > > waste of time. Then it wont let me change them back to how they were -
| > > wont let me even move cursor onto characters I need to change. Any
ideas
| >
| >
| > Have you actually installed Word for Works on your new machine, or are
you
| > opening the documents in Wordpad?
| >
| > --
| > Gordon Burgess-Parker
| > Systems and Management Accounting
| > www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
| >

 

[AJR]

Have never heard of a program "Works for Word" - is it possible you used
Microsoft Works (a standard inclusion with some 98 computers) to create the
documents and attempted to use Microsoft Word on the new computer?

 

[Richard in AZ]

There is a program called Microsoft Works that has a word processor included. But it is not the
same as Microsoft Word and you will need to do a conversion of all of your old Word documents.

Note: Windows does not include a full-service word processor program (Yes it has WordPad, but that
is not the same.) You have to buy a full service word processor program separately. Some computer
vendors include programs like MS Works or WordPerfect in the list price, but you are paying extra
for them. Your best bet would be go to your local discount big box store and buy a copy of "MS
Office for Students and Teachers". This will set you back about $130 USD, but will include MS Word,
MS Excel, Power Point and Outlook. You can also install this software on more than one computer.
Then all of your old documents from MS Word will read correctly.

 

[Guest]

Thanks to all who took the trouble to input - I think I will just have to do
as Richard suggests and put my hand in my pocket again - I guess I just find
it frustrating though that the bundled software pre-intalled on my new PC
seems to have fewer functions which are useful to me than that pre-installed
on my old PC - Not only is the word processing function inferior but there is
no powerpoint which there was on the old machine - Still it sounds like MS
Office for Students & Teachers will address this.

Thanks again

 

[Gordon]

Thanks to all who took the trouble to input - I think I will just have to
do as Richard suggests and put my hand in my pocket again -

You don't have to - have a look here:
www.openoffice.org