Open a .wps Microsoft Works file

Joxer · 06-13-2005, 11:14 PM

Does anyone know of an OS X program will properly open a .wps MS Works file or is there an OS X utility that will convert it.

Thanks,
Joxer

Photek · 06-14-2005, 02:52 AM

My dad has works for windoze and I opened a file he sent me in text edit, it was 90% okay but the rest was goboldygook!
I have never come across a converter!, might be worth asking the sender to save the file as a txt or word document.

Joxer · 06-14-2005, 03:13 AM

I know Text Edit will read it but I was hoping for something that does an exact translation. I probably should have been more clear.

I convinced a PC user to buy a new 20" iMac she loves it and I've been able to show her how to do everything on a Mac better than she could on her PC. However the one thing I did was copied her .wps files over to the iMac and now I can't really open them and maintain the formatting.

What I'll do is have her e-mail them to me and convert them to .doc files here then mail them back. I appreciate the effort you made to reply, answering you just now helped me think out a reasonable solution.

=Joxer

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Joxer Prospect Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 27	Open a .wps Microsoft Works file Does anyone know of an OS X program will properly open a .wps MS Works file or is there an OS X utility that will convert it. Thanks, Joxer

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06-14-2005, 02:52 AM	#2
Photek Hall of Famer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Warwick, UK Posts: 4,833	My dad has works for windoze and I opened a file he sent me in text edit, it was 90% okay but the rest was goboldygook! I have never come across a converter!, might be worth asking the sender to save the file as a txt or word document.

06-14-2005, 03:13 AM	#3
Joxer Prospect Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 27	I know Text Edit will read it but I was hoping for something that does an exact translation. I probably should have been more clear. I convinced a PC user to buy a new 20" iMac she loves it and I've been able to show her how to do everything on a Mac better than she could on her PC. However the one thing I did was copied her .wps files over to the iMac and now I can't really open them and maintain the formatting. What I'll do is have her e-mail them to me and convert them to .doc files here then mail them back. I appreciate the effort you made to reply, answering you just now helped me think out a reasonable solution. =Joxer