Microsoft Works 9 - Supported File Formats

Software Overview

Microsoft Works is a productivity suite designed for home users that was eventually replaced by Microsoft Office . Microsoft discontinued Works in 2009.

Works includes the following applications:

Although Works uses its own proprietary file formats, the software is compatible with standard Office formats for Microsoft Word and Excel. For example, users can save Works Word Processor ( .WPS ) files as Word ( .DOCX ) documents and Works Spreadsheet ( .WKS ) files as Excel ( .XLSX ) documents. Works can also open most Office formats directly, though some Office-specific objects may not be supported.

Summary

Microsoft Works was a popular productivity suite for home users in the 1980s and 1990s. It came with useful applications to keep track of your finances, manage your schedule, and create documents. If you are looking for some of that same functionality, you can try Microsoft Office or the open-source Apache OpenOffice suite.

Primary File Type

.WPS Microsoft Works Word Processor Document

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