Can Microsoft Works open Word and Excel

robbb · 09-10-2007, 10:48 PM

Hello
Can Microsoft Works Word processor open Word? Can Works open Excel. The PC I just bought came with free works that seems OK to me but businesses send things to us in Word or Excel. Do I have to get Microsoft office or is there a way around it? Works would do us, except for not being open things others send us. Also I wanted to sign up for the free "Office" for 3 months for now but since the program was in the PC I can't find product keys.
thanks
Rob

James Jl · 09-10-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by robbb

Hello
Can Microsoft Works Word processor open Word? Can Works open Excel. The PC I just bought came with free works that seems OK to me but businesses send things to us in Word or Excel. Do I have to get Microsoft office or is there a way around it? Works would do us, except for not being open things others send us. Also I wanted to sign up for the free "Office" for 3 months for now but since the program was in the PC I can't find product keys.
thanks
Rob

No...Download open office it`s` free.

OvenMaster · 09-11-2007, 04:50 AM

Yes. I have Works 6. Mine can open .doc (Word) and .xls (Excel) files easily. Works can also generate new documents and save them with those file extensions to be read in Word (.doc) and Excel (.xls or .xl*).

Tom

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robbb Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 125	Can Microsoft Works open Word and Excel Hello Can Microsoft Works Word processor open Word? Can Works open Excel. The PC I just bought came with free works that seems OK to me but businesses send things to us in Word or Excel. Do I have to get Microsoft office or is there a way around it? Works would do us, except for not being open things others send us. Also I wanted to sign up for the free "Office" for 3 months for now but since the program was in the PC I can't find product keys. thanks Rob

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OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 2,002	Yes. I have Works 6. Mine can open .doc (Word) and .xls (Excel) files easily. Works can also generate new documents and save them with those file extensions to be read in Word (.doc) and Excel (.xls or .xl). Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41 Last edited by OvenMaster; 09-11-2007 at 04:57 AM.

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