psadair
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Q: Open Appleworks on PC with Windows Vista and MS Word?

I received a .cwk file, but do not have appleworks on my pc.  How can I either purchase Appleworks for my pc with windows vista or how can I convert it to an MS Word file?  Thanks.

Posted on Feb 17, 2012 7:52 AM

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Q: Open Appleworks on PC with Windows Vista and MS Word?

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  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Feb 17, 2012 7:53 AM in response to psadair
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    Feb 17, 2012 7:53 AM in response to psadair

    TTBOMK there is no version of Appleworks for Windows.

     

    Allan

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Feb 17, 2012 8:11 AM in response to Allan Eckert
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    Feb 17, 2012 8:11 AM in response to Allan Eckert

    There was in fact a Windows version, though it's not available from Apple any more. HardCoreMac are selling it:

     

    http://hardcoremac.stores.yahoo.net/apforwi.html

     

    mind you, they're asking $149.

  • by Barry,

    Barry Barry Feb 17, 2012 11:39 AM in response to psadair
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    Feb 17, 2012 11:39 AM in response to psadair

    PS,

     

    Your best course of action is probably to contact the sender and ask him/her to resent the file in a version you can open. AppleWorks can produce word processing, spreadsheet, paint, draw, or presentation files, ALL of which use the .cwk extension.

     

    Depending on the version of AW used, the user should have the ability to save WP files in  MS Word format (.doc), and SS files in MS Excel format (.xls).

     

    AppleWorks was discontinued in 2004. The current versions at that time were 6.2.9 for Mac and 6.2.2 for Windows. The windows version of AppleWorks 6 was distributed and licensed to only the Education market.

     

    Regards,

    Barry

  • by Barry,Helpful

    Barry Barry Feb 20, 2012 12:05 AM in response to psadair
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    Feb 20, 2012 12:05 AM in response to psadair

    PS,

     

    Has the issue been solved?

     

    If not, and we're talking about a single file, you're welcome to send it to me for conversion to Word format, if possible. Please include "AppleWorks file" in the subject line.

     

    My address is available by clicking my name above this message.

     

    Regards,

    Barry

  • by psadair,

    psadair psadair Feb 20, 2012 8:02 AM in response to Barry
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    Feb 20, 2012 8:02 AM in response to Barry

    Thanks.

    I was able to find my Appleworks 6 disc and open the files on my computer.

     

    I wish that Appleworks 6 was still available for Macs and PCs for those who like it.  It has some great graphic options that MS Word does not have. (I was lucky to still have the disc.) Even if I tried to convert that file to MS Word, I would not have been able to convert the graphics.  (It was a special certificate with some border and other graphics.)

    Patty

  • by Barry,

    Barry Barry Feb 20, 2012 12:29 PM in response to psadair
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    Feb 20, 2012 12:29 PM in response to psadair

    Hi Patty,

     

    You might be able to extract the graphic elements from the certificate and use those to create a similar certificate using Word, or using MS Publisher, which is also a part of the Office suite in the Windows version of Office.

     

    Or you might investigate the current edition of Print Shop (still around, but apparently on the Windows version) or PrintMagic, both from Broderbund. Other similar software is out there as well.

     

    Regards,

    Barry