microsoft works

jigsy_in_spain

Just bought a new laptop and wanting to install microsoft works (for windows 7).
I'm having a real struggle to find this at a reasonable price and I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction?
I have had a look at a couple of free downloadable alternative (Open office and Libre I think) but am not sure whether these would be compatible with the original microsoft works already installed on my old computer.
(I'm wanting to transfer excel files from old computer to new laptop)
Hope this makes sense and somebody out there can help me
Thanks

InsideInsurance

Are you talking about Works or older versions of Office as you mention Works but then say its Excel files you want to open rather than Work's own spreadsheet files?

If it is excel then OpenOffice will support them.

If it is Works then OpenOffice won't but there are online services that will convert them, OpenOffice recommend using http://www.zamzar.com/

macman

MS Works is now obsolete. Why would anyone want to pay for it-it was bundled free for years?
As stated above, if you want to transfer Excel files over then either Open Office or Libre Office will do the job for free. Or buy MS Office Student Edn if you want to pay for the same thing.

JasX

As above MS works is obsolete and compatible with just about nothing else other than other copies of MS works which nobody uses.

MS Offfice standard formats (word documents, excel spreadsheets, powerpoint presentations etc) are what you'll neeed to use if you ever want to send anything to anyone else and have them able to read it.

You can work with these using either paid for MS Office (expensive but discounted versions available via student and certain corporate employee schemes if you qualify). Otherwise use Open Office / Libre Office for free.... Personally I could get a full MS office suite through work if I wanted for £12 but still use the free ones as I prefer them

Hammyman

If you want Microsoft Office, the best deals are on Amazon for home and student. They do a 3 licence pack for £6 more than a single licence. If you don't have 3 computers, share the cost with friends.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Office-2010-Student-Users/dp/B003FO8956/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313577895&sr=8-1

Toxteth_OGrady

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps/