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Converting MS Works to Office 97

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by red dragoon

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I have a friend that I helped buy a computer for. On his old PC, he was using MS Works and created some important spreadsheets in Works 2.0 format. Is there a way I can bring these up to Excel 97 format WITHOUT having to roll back to Excel for Win 95?

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by mslizny

Have you considered copying and pasting the contents of each Works spreadsheet into a new Excel file? You could then make corrections to formats that did not copy well.

by red dragoon

I do not have access to a copy of MS Works 2.0, so I cannot open the files to retrieve their contents.

by mslizny

Thank you for clarifying what the situation is.

When you open the program Excel 97, choose File, Open from the menu. In the dialog box that appears, the space to the left at the bottom will display the usual setting: "Microsoft Excel Files." Click on the drop-down arrow at the right side of this space, and scroll toward the bottom. The option "Microsoft Works 2.0 files (*.wks)" appears a few lines farther down. With this setting selected you should be able to open the Works 2.0 files.

by red dragoon

The option to open files of that type appears, but when I click on Open, Excel tells me that it cannot open the file.

by mslizny

If the "Open" option is not working for you, it is because not all of the possible files for Excel 97 were installed. If you have the program disks you can insert them and choose options that will give you a "Full Install" - with all of the wizardsand features for Excel 97.

by red dragoon

I understand what you're saying. Like I said, all the converters have been installed and although the Works 2.0 file type is listed, it still errors out when you try to open it.

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