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I recently bought a Macbook Air (my first Mac) so everything is new to me. I have spreadsheets and a few MS Works documents that I would like to access. Would Pages/Numbers access these docs? Thanks!
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)
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You can purchase Pages in the App Store to read those files, or you can try Office for Mac
I'm not sure anything can open a MS Works file these days.
You might try this online conversion utility: http://www.zamzar.com
The iWork suite can open Office documents, but I don't know if they can open Works documents.
Thanks for the welcome and reply to my question. I was uncertain if Pages and Numbers would open the MS Works files but would prefer to make the switch to those programs if they are compatible. I don't think MS Office will even open Works files.
Don't know about Works compatibility. However, Pages and Word .doc files are interchangeable.
Try Microsoft.com/Mac
Because you have an AIr and do not have a disk drive, you can download: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads
Works Document Viewer for the Mac can convert Microsoft Works for Windows documents. It cost a couple of bucks, but it's dead simple to use, and really, really fast. It's not an editor, though, and you'll lose some formatting in the process. Still, if you want to get the text out of your MSWorks document and into a Mac word processor (I prefer Pages), it's worth a look.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/works-document-viewer/id551442338?mt=12
Thanks everyone for the replies. I found that LibreOffice will open/convert everything I needed. It will even open MS Works docs and spreadsheets where OpenOffice would not. I may switch over to Pages/Numbers at some point.
You are welcome
Lakedog13 wrote:
Thanks for the welcome and reply to my question. I was uncertain if Pages and Numbers would open the MS Works files but would prefer to make the switch to those programs if they are compatible. I don't think MS Office will even open Works files.
MS Office can open MS Works files (wps and wks) iWorks (Pages & Numbers) can not.
How can I work with Microsoft Works files on a Mac?
