Re: .wps files?

> If I recall, .wps is a "Microsoft Works" file type. I don't think
> "Works" has been maintained for a long time. When I was teaching I
> routinely received documents from students in .wps (because "Works" was
> often bought for students as a cheaper alternative to Word/Office).
> Those files often gave me trouble and would open with weird
> formatting--not just with Abiword, but with regular versions of Word as
> well. .
>
> At that time, Abiword handled conversion plug-ins differently. So the
> answer was making sure that the correct plug-in was installed. The
> current Abiword seems to handle that a lot more seamlessly. So the .wps
> may open normally. But don't be discouraged if it doesn't. Perhaps you
> can try altering the file type designation, with various versions
> of the .doc format.

Thanks, I can't seem to locate my file now. Please let me know if you
know of any place online where I could find a sample .wps file to
test.

- Grant

>> > Is it possible to open .wps files in Abiword on Linux?
>> >
>>
>> It should open it. You should try to open it specifically with
>> AbiWord with either a right-click or AbiWord's Open File menu
>> command. Don't double-click, because that may cause it to open in
>> another word processor you may have installed. It won't affect
>> the .wps file if you can't open it.
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Received on Thu Nov 14 13:37:40 2013