woodchopper123
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Q: How to convert Works doc no longer having Works?

I have been sent a large Works document. No longer having Works, I am trying to figure out how to convert it into .rtf of some other form that is readable.

Posted on Nov 26, 2013 4:22 PM

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Q: How to convert Works doc no longer having Works?

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  • by Peggy,

    Peggy Peggy Nov 26, 2013 10:04 PM in response to woodchopper123
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    Nov 26, 2013 10:04 PM in response to woodchopper123

    Since you've posted in the AppleWorks forum, by "Works" I assume you mean AppleWorks. There are a few options to get to the contents of that file.

     

    The easiest & most reliable option other than using AppleWorks or Pages 4 or earlier would be to open the file with LibreOffice. It's a free, open source, Office clone that does a very good job of opening AppleWorks & ClarisWorks files. You can then save them as RTF or Word.

     

    Second would be to open the file with TextEdit that comes with OS X. You will get a lot of "garbage" formatting text before & after the actual text. That formatting can be many pages long.

     

    Third would be to look at the options available from Panergy Software. They do have demo software to try.

     

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