Microsoft Works & Word conversion?

[Deleted User]

Hi all

Just a quick Q about word processing. My laptop has Mircosoft Works pre-loaded (running Vista Business).
All the word processing I do is with 'works.doc'. When I am sent documents by email which are 'word.doc' I can only read them by the document viewer.

I need to edit or add text to these documents and send them as by email as attachments.

Is there any way of converting the word docs so I can type/edit them using works?

Any advice will be apprcieated, thanks in advance

Bushy

Garz

Just to clarify you want to edit a M$ word document using your installation of M$ works right?

Browntoa

replace works with this for free

http://download.openoffice.org/

and it will allow you to edit/save in word format

[Deleted User]

What version of Microsoft Works are you using?

[Deleted User]

Garz wrote: »

Just to clarify you want to edit a M$ word document using your installation of M$ works right?

yes...is it possible?

I have Microsoft Works 8 pre-loaded

Browtoa: will have a look at that site thanks

omen666

would use open office as well

gbradders123

openoffice all the way

alanclarke

Open document in Google Docs and then "File/Download File as" and choose RTF (Rich Text Format) which can be read by any word processor http://docs.google.com/

Alternatively just use Google Docs as your word processor.

[Deleted User]

Right click on the .doc file and then Open With, and select Microsoft Works. It can open and save in .doc format natively, you just have to tell it too.

theartfullodger

OpenOffice:

It's free (No, free, really, £0, zip, nothing..)
http://www.openoffice.org/

Does Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc...

Sigh! OK! Have it your way...

Cheers!

Lodger

[Deleted User]

just to say a big thank for all the advice...with openoffice in the end and very happy with it too!

cheers