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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version,
but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to
"File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless
I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow you to
save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are available? I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
I found the version -- 9.0. I must be doing something wrong, because
even though I select "rtf" or "text" under Save As repeatedly, it always comes up with a wps extension when it's saved. I've tried this over and over. I create a file, bring up "Save As," type in a title, pick an extension, hit Save, and when I reopen the file, it always has a wps extension attached to it. I know it's probably hard to know what I'm doing wrong here, but any guesses? Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are available? I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
No, I can't imagine what's happening. You're not typing the extension, are
you? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I found the version -- 9.0. I must be doing something wrong, because even though I select "rtf" or "text" under Save As repeatedly, it always comes up with a wps extension when it's saved. I've tried this over and over. I create a file, bring up "Save As," type in a title, pick an extension, hit Save, and when I reopen the file, it always has a wps extension attached to it. I know it's probably hard to know what I'm doing wrong here, but any guesses? Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are available? I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
No, I type just the file name. At least I know now that there must be a way
to do it, and I can get help from some computer-savvy friends on Monday who can actually walk me through it. Thanks for your help, and bye for now. Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: No, I can't imagine what's happening. You're not typing the extension, are you? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I found the version -- 9.0. I must be doing something wrong, because even though I select "rtf" or "text" under Save As repeatedly, it always comes up with a wps extension when it's saved. I've tried this over and over. I create a file, bring up "Save As," type in a title, pick an extension, hit Save, and when I reopen the file, it always has a wps extension attached to it. I know it's probably hard to know what I'm doing wrong here, but any guesses? Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are available? I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available
including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. What may be causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files however should be of the correct selected format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or whatever it is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file types. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are available? I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
What may be
causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is opened or what format is used for the save. Wow, I can see how that would be misleading! What boob made that decision, I wonder. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. What may be causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files however should be of the correct selected format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or whatever it is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file types. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are available? I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
On the positive side if the Office compatibility pack for 2007 is installed,
the Works WP will open docx format also. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: What may be causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is opened or what format is used for the save. Wow, I can see how that would be misleading! What boob made that decision, I wonder. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. What may be causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files however should be of the correct selected format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or whatever it is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file types. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are available? I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will show the
correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." I discovered this problem when I attached files that I thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra extension. I also get ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I have to go back and retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. Jean -- Jean D. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. What may be causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files however should be of the correct selected format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or whatever it is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file types. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are available? I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest that you
direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm cross-posting this to that NG. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will show the correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." I discovered this problem when I attached files that I thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra extension. I also get ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I have to go back and retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. Jean -- Jean D. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. What may be causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files however should be of the correct selected format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or whatever it is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file types. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are available? I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...e_tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
From my Works help....
Save a Works document in another program format 1 On the File menu, click Save As. 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. 4 Click Save. Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' Ken "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... | This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest that you | direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there are Works experts | who will be much better able to help you. I'm cross-posting this to that NG. | | -- | Suzanne S. Barnhill | Microsoft MVP (Word) | Words into Type | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will show | the | correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after the other | extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." | | I discovered this problem when I attached files that I thought I had | saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra extension. I also | get | ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." | | Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name and hit | "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I have to go back | and | retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. | | Jean | | | -- | Jean D. | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote: | | Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available | including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. What may | be | causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 wordprocessor | always shows the wps extension no matter what is opened or what format is | used for the save. The saved files however should be of the correct | selected | format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or whatever | it | is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file types. | | -- | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | My web site www.gmayor.com | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: | What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow | you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats | listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the | filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are | available? | I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About | Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same | variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can | use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. | | Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package | unless | I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the | wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it | definitely does | not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. | | I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of | plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I | upgrade or what | should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of | Works I have | now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created | (1/2005). Jean | -- | Jean D. | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: | | Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. | According to | "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much | greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version | (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...id=003&active_ tab=Features) | says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet | files | with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice | versa." -- | Suzanne S. Barnhill | Microsoft MVP (Word) | Words into Type | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which | version, | but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text | (rtf) | documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's | apparently the | only | type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I | update to a | new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of | Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word | processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I | cannot use the wps format. | Thanks. | -- | Jean D. | | | | | |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
Agreed - but the point is that it still says filename.wps in the title bar,
no matter what format it is saved in.. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Ken wrote: From my Works help.... Save a Works document in another program format 1 On the File menu, click Save As. 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. 4 Click Save. Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' Ken "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest that you direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm cross-posting this to that NG. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will show the correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." I discovered this problem when I attached files that I thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra extension. I also get ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I have to go back and retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. Jean -- Jean D. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. What may be causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files however should be of the correct selected format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or whatever it is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file types. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other formats are available? I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as RTF. "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office package unless I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have but it definitely does not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How do I upgrade or what should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of Works I have now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created (1/2005). Jean -- Jean D. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. According to "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much greater selection. In addition, the features page for that version (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...id=003&active_ tab=Features) says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
Hi Graham,
I have Works version 6.0 and it also displays filename.wps in the title bar no matter what format it is saved in.. I also assume you are referring to the title bar displayed at the top of a opened document. As far as I know that is the way Works functions. No matter what document that is Opened with Works Word processor it will display filename.wps. Ken "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... | Agreed - but the point is that it still says filename.wps in the title bar, | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | -- | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | My web site www.gmayor.com | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | Ken wrote: | From my Works help.... | | Save a Works document in another program format | | 1 On the File menu, click Save As. | | 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. | | 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. | | 4 Click Save. | | Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works | Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you | want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of | the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. | i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' | | Ken | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | ... | This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest | that you direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there | are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm | cross-posting this to that NG. | | -- | Suzanne S. Barnhill | Microsoft MVP (Word) | Words into Type | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will | show the | correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after | the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." | | I discovered this problem when I attached files that I | thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra | extension. I also get | ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." | | Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name | and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I | have to go back and | retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. | | Jean | | | -- | Jean D. | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote: | | Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available | including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. | What may be | causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 | wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is | opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files | however should be of the correct selected | format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or | whatever it | is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file | types. | | -- | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | My web site www.gmayor.com | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: | What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should | allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other | formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow | beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other | formats are available? | I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the | same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that | you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. | | Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as | RTF. | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office | package unless | I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use | the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have | but it definitely does | not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. | | I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice | of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How | do I upgrade or what | should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of | Works I have | now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created | (1/2005). Jean | -- | Jean D. | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: | | Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. | According to | "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much | greater selection. In addition, the features page for that | version | | (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...id=003&active_ | tab=Features) | says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and | Spreadsheet files | with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice | versa." -- | Suzanne S. Barnhill | Microsoft MVP (Word) | Words into Type | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure | which version, | but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich | text (rtf) | documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's | apparently the | only | type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I | update to a | new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of | Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word | processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I | cannot use the wps format. | Thanks. | -- | Jean D. | | |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
The problem is that I'm trying to e-mail files that were saved as "rtf"
files, but when I attach them to the e-mail, they appear with the "wps" extension. Why does this happen? It's driving me crazy! Jean -- Jean D. "Ken" wrote: Hi Graham, I have Works version 6.0 and it also displays filename.wps in the title bar no matter what format it is saved in.. I also assume you are referring to the title bar displayed at the top of a opened document. As far as I know that is the way Works functions. No matter what document that is Opened with Works Word processor it will display filename.wps. Ken "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... | Agreed - but the point is that it still says filename.wps in the title bar, | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | -- | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | My web site www.gmayor.com | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | Ken wrote: | From my Works help.... | | Save a Works document in another program format | | 1 On the File menu, click Save As. | | 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. | | 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. | | 4 Click Save. | | Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works | Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you | want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of | the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. | i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' | | Ken | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | ... | This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest | that you direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there | are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm | cross-posting this to that NG. | | -- | Suzanne S. Barnhill | Microsoft MVP (Word) | Words into Type | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will | show the | correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after | the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." | | I discovered this problem when I attached files that I | thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra | extension. I also get | ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." | | Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name | and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I | have to go back and | retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. | | Jean | | | -- | Jean D. | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote: | | Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available | including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. | What may be | causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 | wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is | opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files | however should be of the correct selected | format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or | whatever it | is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file | types. | | -- | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | My web site www.gmayor.com | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: | What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should | allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other | formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow | beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other | formats are available? | I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the | same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that | you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. | | Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as | RTF. | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office | package unless | I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use | the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have | but it definitely does | not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. | | I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice | of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How | do I upgrade or what | should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of | Works I have | now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created | (1/2005). Jean | -- | Jean D. | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: | | Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. | According to | "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much | greater selection. In addition, the features page for that | version | | (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...id=003&active_ | tab=Features) | says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and | Spreadsheet files | with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice | versa." -- | Suzanne S. Barnhill | Microsoft MVP (Word) | Words into Type | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure | which version, | but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich | text (rtf) | documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's | apparently the | only | type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I | update to a | new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of | Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word | processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I | cannot use the wps format. | Thanks. | -- | Jean D. | | |
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It may be that all you can do is send the files with a cover note telling
the recipient to edit the filename to remove the .wps extension before trying to open (this will require saving the file to the HD--a good idea, anyway--rather than opening it directly from the attachment). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... The problem is that I'm trying to e-mail files that were saved as "rtf" files, but when I attach them to the e-mail, they appear with the "wps" extension. Why does this happen? It's driving me crazy! Jean -- Jean D. "Ken" wrote: Hi Graham, I have Works version 6.0 and it also displays filename.wps in the title bar no matter what format it is saved in.. I also assume you are referring to the title bar displayed at the top of a opened document. As far as I know that is the way Works functions. No matter what document that is Opened with Works Word processor it will display filename.wps. Ken "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... | Agreed - but the point is that it still says filename.wps in the title bar, | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | -- | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | My web site www.gmayor.com | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | Ken wrote: | From my Works help.... | | Save a Works document in another program format | | 1 On the File menu, click Save As. | | 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. | | 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. | | 4 Click Save. | | Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works | Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you | want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of | the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. | i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' | | Ken | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | ... | This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest | that you direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there | are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm | cross-posting this to that NG. | | -- | Suzanne S. Barnhill | Microsoft MVP (Word) | Words into Type | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will | show the | correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after | the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." | | I discovered this problem when I attached files that I | thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra | extension. I also get | ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." | | Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name | and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I | have to go back and | retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. | | Jean | | | -- | Jean D. | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote: | | Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available | including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. | What may be | causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 | wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is | opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files | however should be of the correct selected | format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or | whatever it | is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file | types. | | -- | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | My web site www.gmayor.com | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: | What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should | allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other | formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow | beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other | formats are available? | I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the | same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that | you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. | | Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as | RTF. | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office | package unless | I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use | the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have | but it definitely does | not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. | | I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice | of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How | do I upgrade or what | should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of | Works I have | now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created | (1/2005). Jean | -- | Jean D. | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: | | Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. | According to | "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much | greater selection. In addition, the features page for that | version | | (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...id=003&active_ | tab=Features) | says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and | Spreadsheet files | with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice | versa." -- | Suzanne S. Barnhill | Microsoft MVP (Word) | Words into Type | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure | which version, | but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich | text (rtf) | documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's | apparently the | only | type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I | update to a | new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of | Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word | processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I | cannot use the wps format. | Thanks. | -- | Jean D. | | |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
Wow jean, I have never seen that happen.
First, lets make sure you can see your document file extension... In Windows XP go to Control panel and open Folder Options or open My Documents, choose Tools on the menu bar, then choose Folder Options on it's menu. Either way opens the Folder Options dialog window. Choose the View tab then uncheck "Hide file extension for known file types". While there you might also want to tick "Show hidden files and folders", click OK. In Vista, go to Control Panel, choose classic view on the left pane, open Folder Options, click the 'view' tab, and uncheck the box for "hide extensions for known file types". While there you might also want to select the button to 'show hidden files and folders'. (basically the same as doing this in XP) Now let's create a test document... Open Works Word processor, type "This is a test document", choose Save AS on the File menu. In the Save As dialog window, type "Ken test" in the File name box. Click the down arrow for Save as type:, choose Rich Text Format(*.rtf) The Save as type box should now display Rich Text Format(*.rtf) Save in box probably displays My Documents, if you do not want to save the document there then change it to your choice, click Save. Close Works Word processor. Open My Documents or the place you chose, you should see a document with the name Ken test.rtf. Close My Documents. If all is as describe so far.... Open your email program, attach Ken test.rtf. Did it change to Ken test.wps? Ken "Jean D." wrote in message ... | The problem is that I'm trying to e-mail files that were saved as "rtf" | files, but when I attach them to the e-mail, they appear with the "wps" | extension. | Why does this happen? It's driving me crazy! | Jean | -- | Jean D. | | | "Ken" wrote: | | Hi Graham, | | I have Works version 6.0 and it also displays filename.wps in the title bar | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | I also assume you are referring to the title bar displayed at the top of a | opened document. | | | As far as I know that is the way Works functions. | | | No matter what document that is Opened with Works Word processor it will | display filename.wps. | | Ken | | "Graham Mayor" wrote in message | ... | | | Agreed - but the point is that it still says filename.wps in the title | bar, | | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | | | -- | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | | | Ken wrote: | | From my Works help.... | | | | Save a Works document in another program format | | | | 1 On the File menu, click Save As. | | | | 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. | | | | 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. | | | | 4 Click Save. | | | | Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works | | Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you | | want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of | | the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. | | i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' | | | | Ken | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | | ... | | This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest | | that you direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there | | are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm | | cross-posting this to that NG. | | | | -- | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | Words into Type | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will | | show the | | correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after | | the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." | | | | I discovered this problem when I attached files that I | | thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra | | extension. I also get | | ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." | | | | Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name | | and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I | | have to go back and | | retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. | | | | Jean | | | | | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote: | | | | Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available | | including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. | | What may be | | causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 | | wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is | | opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files | | however should be of the correct selected | | format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or | | whatever it | | is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file | | types. | | | | -- | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: | | What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should | | allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other | | formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow | | beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other | | formats are available? | | I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | | | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the | | same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that | | you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. | | | | Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as | | RTF. | | | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office | | package unless | | I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use | | the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have | | but it definitely does | | not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. | | | | I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice | | of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How | | do I upgrade or what | | should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of | | Works I have | | now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created | | (1/2005). Jean | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: | | | | Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. | | According to | | "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at | | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much | | greater selection. In addition, the features page for that | | version | | | | | (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...id=003&active_ | | tab=Features) | | says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and | | Spreadsheet files | | with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice | | versa." -- | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | Words into Type | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure | | which version, | | but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich | | text (rtf) | | documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's | | apparently the | | only | | type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I | | update to a | | new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of | | Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word | | processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I | | cannot use the wps format. | | Thanks. | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
Thanks, Ken, that does seem to work, but the rtf file that's now
attached opens with Microsoft Office Word, rather than with Works Word. (I have a trial version of Office installed, but didn't plan to buy it.) Does this mean I'll need to buy Office to get this to work? Jean -- Jean D. "Ken" wrote: Wow jean, I have never seen that happen. First, lets make sure you can see your document file extension... In Windows XP go to Control panel and open Folder Options or open My Documents, choose Tools on the menu bar, then choose Folder Options on it's menu. Either way opens the Folder Options dialog window. Choose the View tab then uncheck "Hide file extension for known file types". While there you might also want to tick "Show hidden files and folders", click OK. In Vista, go to Control Panel, choose classic view on the left pane, open Folder Options, click the 'view' tab, and uncheck the box for "hide extensions for known file types". While there you might also want to select the button to 'show hidden files and folders'. (basically the same as doing this in XP) Now let's create a test document... Open Works Word processor, type "This is a test document", choose Save AS on the File menu. In the Save As dialog window, type "Ken test" in the File name box. Click the down arrow for Save as type:, choose Rich Text Format(*.rtf) The Save as type box should now display Rich Text Format(*.rtf) Save in box probably displays My Documents, if you do not want to save the document there then change it to your choice, click Save. Close Works Word processor. Open My Documents or the place you chose, you should see a document with the name Ken test.rtf. Close My Documents. If all is as describe so far.... Open your email program, attach Ken test.rtf. Did it change to Ken test.wps? Ken "Jean D." wrote in message ... | The problem is that I'm trying to e-mail files that were saved as "rtf" | files, but when I attach them to the e-mail, they appear with the "wps" | extension. | Why does this happen? It's driving me crazy! | Jean | -- | Jean D. | | | "Ken" wrote: | | Hi Graham, | | I have Works version 6.0 and it also displays filename.wps in the title bar | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | I also assume you are referring to the title bar displayed at the top of a | opened document. | | | As far as I know that is the way Works functions. | | | No matter what document that is Opened with Works Word processor it will | display filename.wps. | | Ken | | "Graham Mayor" wrote in message | ... | | | Agreed - but the point is that it still says filename.wps in the title | bar, | | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | | | -- | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | | | Ken wrote: | | From my Works help.... | | | | Save a Works document in another program format | | | | 1 On the File menu, click Save As. | | | | 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. | | | | 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. | | | | 4 Click Save. | | | | Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works | | Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you | | want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of | | the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. | | i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' | | | | Ken | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | | ... | | This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest | | that you direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there | | are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm | | cross-posting this to that NG. | | | | -- | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | Words into Type | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will | | show the | | correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after | | the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." | | | | I discovered this problem when I attached files that I | | thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra | | extension. I also get | | ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." | | | | Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name | | and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I | | have to go back and | | retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. | | | | Jean | | | | | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote: | | | | Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available | | including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. | | What may be | | causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 | | wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is | | opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files | | however should be of the correct selected | | format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or | | whatever it | | is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file | | types. | | | | -- | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: | | What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should | | allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other | | formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow | | beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other | | formats are available? | | I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | | | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the | | same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that | | you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. | | | | Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as | | RTF. | | | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office | | package unless | | I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use | | the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have | | but it definitely does | | not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. | | | | I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice | | of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How | | do I upgrade or what | | should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of | | Works I have | | now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created | | (1/2005). Jean | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: | | | | Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. | | According to | | "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at | | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much | | greater selection. In addition, the features page for that | | version | | | | | (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...id=003&active_ | | tab=Features) | | says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and | | Spreadsheet files | | with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice | | versa." -- | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | Words into Type | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure | | which version, | | but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich | | text (rtf) | | documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's | | apparently the | | only | | type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I | | update to a | | new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of | | Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word | | processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I | | cannot use the wps format. | | Thanks. | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
When you install Word, it grabs the file association for RTF. If you didn't
have Word installed, Works would open it. You can change this. In Windows Explorer, right-click on your RTF file and choose Open With, then browse to Works. Make sure the box that says something like "Always use this app to open this kind of file" is checked. This will give Works "ownership" of that file type. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks, Ken, that does seem to work, but the rtf file that's now attached opens with Microsoft Office Word, rather than with Works Word. (I have a trial version of Office installed, but didn't plan to buy it.) Does this mean I'll need to buy Office to get this to work? Jean -- Jean D. "Ken" wrote: Wow jean, I have never seen that happen. First, lets make sure you can see your document file extension... In Windows XP go to Control panel and open Folder Options or open My Documents, choose Tools on the menu bar, then choose Folder Options on it's menu. Either way opens the Folder Options dialog window. Choose the View tab then uncheck "Hide file extension for known file types". While there you might also want to tick "Show hidden files and folders", click OK. In Vista, go to Control Panel, choose classic view on the left pane, open Folder Options, click the 'view' tab, and uncheck the box for "hide extensions for known file types". While there you might also want to select the button to 'show hidden files and folders'. (basically the same as doing this in XP) Now let's create a test document... Open Works Word processor, type "This is a test document", choose Save AS on the File menu. In the Save As dialog window, type "Ken test" in the File name box. Click the down arrow for Save as type:, choose Rich Text Format(*.rtf) The Save as type box should now display Rich Text Format(*.rtf) Save in box probably displays My Documents, if you do not want to save the document there then change it to your choice, click Save. Close Works Word processor. Open My Documents or the place you chose, you should see a document with the name Ken test.rtf. Close My Documents. If all is as describe so far.... Open your email program, attach Ken test.rtf. Did it change to Ken test.wps? Ken "Jean D." wrote in message ... | The problem is that I'm trying to e-mail files that were saved as "rtf" | files, but when I attach them to the e-mail, they appear with the "wps" | extension. | Why does this happen? It's driving me crazy! | Jean | -- | Jean D. | | | "Ken" wrote: | | Hi Graham, | | I have Works version 6.0 and it also displays filename.wps in the title bar | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | I also assume you are referring to the title bar displayed at the top of a | opened document. | | | As far as I know that is the way Works functions. | | | No matter what document that is Opened with Works Word processor it will | display filename.wps. | | Ken | | "Graham Mayor" wrote in message | ... | | | Agreed - but the point is that it still says filename.wps in the title | bar, | | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | | | -- | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | | | Ken wrote: | | From my Works help.... | | | | Save a Works document in another program format | | | | 1 On the File menu, click Save As. | | | | 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. | | | | 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. | | | | 4 Click Save. | | | | Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works | | Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you | | want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of | | the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. | | i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' | | | | Ken | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | | ... | | This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest | | that you direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there | | are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm | | cross-posting this to that NG. | | | | -- | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | Words into Type | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will | | show the | | correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after | | the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." | | | | I discovered this problem when I attached files that I | | thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra | | extension. I also get | | ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." | | | | Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name | | and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I | | have to go back and | | retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. | | | | Jean | | | | | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote: | | | | Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available | | including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. | | What may be | | causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 | | wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is | | opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files | | however should be of the correct selected | | format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or | | whatever it | | is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file | | types. | | | | -- | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: | | What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should | | allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other | | formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow | | beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other | | formats are available? | | I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | | | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the | | same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that | | you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. | | | | Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as | | RTF. | | | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office | | package unless | | I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use | | the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have | | but it definitely does | | not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. | | | | I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice | | of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How | | do I upgrade or what | | should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of | | Works I have | | now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created | | (1/2005). Jean | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: | | | | Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. | | According to | | "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at | | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much | | greater selection. In addition, the features page for that | | version | | | | | (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...id=003&active_ | | tab=Features) | | says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and | | Spreadsheet files | | with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice | | versa." -- | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | Words into Type | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure | | which version, | | but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich | | text (rtf) | | documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's | | apparently the | | only | | type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I | | update to a | | new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of | | Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word | | processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I | | cannot use the wps format. | | Thanks. | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
When you install Word, if makes itself the default application for RTF
files. You can change that. RIGHT click an RTF file, Select Open With and Choose Program. Browse to the Works Word Processor and also check the box to Always open with this program. -- Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm "Jean D." wrote in message ... Thanks, Ken, that does seem to work, but the rtf file that's now attached opens with Microsoft Office Word, rather than with Works Word. (I have a trial version of Office installed, but didn't plan to buy it.) Does this mean I'll need to buy Office to get this to work? Jean -- Jean D. "Ken" wrote: Wow jean, I have never seen that happen. First, lets make sure you can see your document file extension... In Windows XP go to Control panel and open Folder Options or open My Documents, choose Tools on the menu bar, then choose Folder Options on it's menu. Either way opens the Folder Options dialog window. Choose the View tab then uncheck "Hide file extension for known file types". While there you might also want to tick "Show hidden files and folders", click OK. In Vista, go to Control Panel, choose classic view on the left pane, open Folder Options, click the 'view' tab, and uncheck the box for "hide extensions for known file types". While there you might also want to select the button to 'show hidden files and folders'. (basically the same as doing this in XP) Now let's create a test document... Open Works Word processor, type "This is a test document", choose Save AS on the File menu. In the Save As dialog window, type "Ken test" in the File name box. Click the down arrow for Save as type:, choose Rich Text Format(*.rtf) The Save as type box should now display Rich Text Format(*.rtf) Save in box probably displays My Documents, if you do not want to save the document there then change it to your choice, click Save. Close Works Word processor. Open My Documents or the place you chose, you should see a document with the name Ken test.rtf. Close My Documents. If all is as describe so far.... Open your email program, attach Ken test.rtf. Did it change to Ken test.wps? Ken "Jean D." wrote in message ... | The problem is that I'm trying to e-mail files that were saved as "rtf" | files, but when I attach them to the e-mail, they appear with the "wps" | extension. | Why does this happen? It's driving me crazy! | Jean | -- | Jean D. | | | "Ken" wrote: | | Hi Graham, | | I have Works version 6.0 and it also displays filename.wps in the title bar | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | I also assume you are referring to the title bar displayed at the top of a | opened document. | | | As far as I know that is the way Works functions. | | | No matter what document that is Opened with Works Word processor it will | display filename.wps. | | Ken | | "Graham Mayor" wrote in message | ... | | | Agreed - but the point is that it still says filename.wps in the title | bar, | | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | | | -- | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | | | Ken wrote: | | From my Works help.... | | | | Save a Works document in another program format | | | | 1 On the File menu, click Save As. | | | | 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. | | | | 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. | | | | 4 Click Save. | | | | Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works | | Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you | | want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of | | the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. | | i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' | | | | Ken | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | | ... | | This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest | | that you direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there | | are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm | | cross-posting this to that NG. | | | | -- | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | Words into Type | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar will | | show the | | correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after | | the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." | | | | I discovered this problem when I attached files that I | | thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra | | extension. I also get | | ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." | | | | Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name | | and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I | | have to go back and | | retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. | | | | Jean | | | | | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote: | | | | Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter available | | including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. | | What may be | | causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 | | wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is | | opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files | | however should be of the correct selected | | format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or | | whatever it | | is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file | | types. | | | | -- | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: | | What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should | | allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other | | formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow | | beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other | | formats are available? | | I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | | | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the | | same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that | | you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of Works. | | | | Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save as | | RTF. | | | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office | | package unless | | I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't use | | the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have | | but it definitely does | | not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. | | | | I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice | | of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How | | do I upgrade or what | | should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version of | | Works I have | | now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created | | (1/2005). Jean | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: | | | | Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works 9.0. | | According to | | "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at | | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much | | greater selection. In addition, the features page for that | | version | | | | | (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...id=003&active_ | | tab=Features) | | says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and | | Spreadsheet files | | with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and vice | | versa." -- | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | Words into Type | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | ... | | I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure | | which version, | | but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich | | text (rtf) | | documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's | | apparently the | | only | | type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I | | update to a | | new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of | | Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word | | processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I | | cannot use the wps format. | | Thanks. | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
Hi Jean I can offer some suggestions, but first, tell me how you are able to
have a saved .rtf file change into .wps when attaching them to e-mail, I have never seen that happen. quote "The problem is that I'm trying to e-mail files that were saved as "rtf" files, but when I attach them to the e-mail, they appear with the "wps" extension." unquote. There is more then one way to open a document perhaps this article will offer some incite...... Working Together Microsoft Works and Microsoft® Office http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...ktogether.mspx As you noticed, when you double clicked .rtf file, your computer has .rtf extension assigned to open with Microsoft Office Word. If you do not want to re-assign .rtf extension to open with Works when double clicked, here is how to open it with Works. Open Works Word processor, then choose Open on it's file menu. In the Open dialog window, click down arrow for Files of type:, Note: the drop down menu will contain a list of file extension that this program has converters to open them. (similar as the Save As dialog where the program has converters to save them in the format selected) Choose Rich Text Format (*.rtf), then navigate to and select the .rtf file (document), click Open. OpenOffice is a FREE program similar to Microsoft Office, you might find it of interest. http://www.openoffice.org/ Ken "Jean D." wrote in message ... | Thanks, Ken, that does seem to work, but the rtf file that's now | attached opens with Microsoft Office Word, rather than with Works Word. (I | have a trial version of Office installed, but didn't plan to buy it.) Does | this mean I'll need to buy Office to get this to work? | Jean | | | -- | Jean D. | | | "Ken" wrote: | | Wow jean, I have never seen that happen. | | First, lets make sure you can see your document file extension... | | In Windows XP go to Control panel and open Folder Options or open My | Documents, choose | Tools on the menu bar, then choose Folder Options on it's menu. Either way | opens the Folder Options dialog window. Choose the View tab then uncheck | "Hide file extension for known file types". | | While there you might also want to tick "Show hidden files and folders", | click OK. | | | In Vista, go to Control Panel, choose classic view on the left pane, open | Folder Options, click the 'view' tab, and uncheck the box for "hide | extensions for known file types". | | While there you might also want to select the button to 'show hidden files | and folders'. (basically the same as doing this in XP) | | | Now let's create a test document... | | Open Works Word processor, type "This is a test document", choose Save AS on | the File menu. | | In the Save As dialog window, type "Ken test" in the File name box. | | Click the down arrow for Save as type:, choose Rich Text Format(*.rtf) | | The Save as type box should now display Rich Text Format(*.rtf) | | Save in box probably displays My Documents, if you do not want to save the | document there then change it to your choice, click Save. | | Close Works Word processor. | | Open My Documents or the place you chose, you should see a document with the | name Ken test.rtf. | | Close My Documents. | | If all is as describe so far.... Open your email program, attach Ken | test.rtf. | | Did it change to Ken test.wps? | | Ken | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | | The problem is that I'm trying to e-mail files that were saved as | "rtf" | | files, but when I attach them to the e-mail, they appear with the "wps" | | extension. | | Why does this happen? It's driving me crazy! | | Jean | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | "Ken" wrote: | | | | Hi Graham, | | | | I have Works version 6.0 and it also displays filename.wps in the title | bar | | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | | | I also assume you are referring to the title bar displayed at the top of | a | | opened document. | | | | | | As far as I know that is the way Works functions. | | | | | | No matter what document that is Opened with Works Word processor it will | | display filename.wps. | | | | Ken | | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote in message | | ... | | | | | Agreed - but the point is that it still says filename.wps in the title | | bar, | | | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | | | | | -- | | | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ken wrote: | | | From my Works help.... | | | | | | Save a Works document in another program format | | | | | | 1 On the File menu, click Save As. | | | | | | 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. | | | | | | 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. | | | | | | 4 Click Save. | | | | | | Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works | | | Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you | | | want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of | | | the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. | | | i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' | | | | | | Ken | | | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | | | ... | | | This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest | | | that you direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there | | | are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm | | | cross-posting this to that NG. | | | | | | -- | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | | Words into Type | | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | | ... | | | Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar | will | | | show the | | | correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after | | | the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." | | | | | | I discovered this problem when I attached files that I | | | thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra | | | extension. I also get | | | ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." | | | | | | Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name | | | and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I | | | have to go back and | | | retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. | | | | | | Jean | | | | | | | | | -- | | | Jean D. | | | | | | | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote: | | | | | | Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter | available | | | including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. | | | What may be | | | causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 | | | wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is | | | opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files | | | however should be of the correct selected | | | format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or | | | whatever it | | | is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file | | | types. | | | | | | -- | | | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | | | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: | | | What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should | | | allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other | | | formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow | | | beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other | | | formats are available? | | | I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | | | | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the | | | same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that | | | you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of | Works. | | | | | | Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save | as | | | RTF. | | | | | | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | | ... | | | Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office | | | package unless | | | I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't | use | | | the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have | | | but it definitely does | | | not give me a choice -- it's wps or nothing. | | | | | | I guess my question is, what Word Processor gives me the choice | | | of plain doc, txt, and rft files with no ".wps" tacked on? How | | | do I upgrade or what | | | should I buy, please? I can't seem to find out which version | of | | | Works I have | | | now. All it says under "Properties" is the date it was created | | | (1/2005). Jean | | | -- | | | Jean D. | | | | | | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: | | | | | | Since this is a new computer, I assume that you have Works | 9.0. | | | According to | | | "File formats that are supported in Works 9" at | | | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940005, you should have a much | | | greater selection. In addition, the features page for that | | | version | | | | | | | | | (http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...id=003&active_ | | | tab=Features) | | | says that you can "Share & edit Works Word Processor and | | | Spreadsheet files | | | with Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office Excel and | vice | | | versa." -- | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | | Words into Type | | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | | ... | | | I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure | | | which version, | | | but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and | rich | | | text (rtf) | | | documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's | | | apparently the | | | only | | | type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should | I | | | update to a | | | new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version | of | | | Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word | | | processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I | | | cannot use the wps format. | | | Thanks. | | | -- | | | Jean D. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
Thanks very much. The rtf files now open with Works. Thanks to all
who helped me! So long for now, Jean -- Jean D. "Ken" wrote: Hi Jean I can offer some suggestions, but first, tell me how you are able to have a saved .rtf file change into .wps when attaching them to e-mail, I have never seen that happen. quote "The problem is that I'm trying to e-mail files that were saved as "rtf" files, but when I attach them to the e-mail, they appear with the "wps" extension." unquote. There is more then one way to open a document perhaps this article will offer some incite...... Working Together Microsoft Works and Microsoft® Office http://www.microsoft.com/products/wo...ktogether.mspx As you noticed, when you double clicked .rtf file, your computer has .rtf extension assigned to open with Microsoft Office Word. If you do not want to re-assign .rtf extension to open with Works when double clicked, here is how to open it with Works. Open Works Word processor, then choose Open on it's file menu. In the Open dialog window, click down arrow for Files of type:, Note: the drop down menu will contain a list of file extension that this program has converters to open them. (similar as the Save As dialog where the program has converters to save them in the format selected) Choose Rich Text Format (*.rtf), then navigate to and select the .rtf file (document), click Open. OpenOffice is a FREE program similar to Microsoft Office, you might find it of interest. http://www.openoffice.org/ Ken "Jean D." wrote in message ... | Thanks, Ken, that does seem to work, but the rtf file that's now | attached opens with Microsoft Office Word, rather than with Works Word. (I | have a trial version of Office installed, but didn't plan to buy it.) Does | this mean I'll need to buy Office to get this to work? | Jean | | | -- | Jean D. | | | "Ken" wrote: | | Wow jean, I have never seen that happen. | | First, lets make sure you can see your document file extension... | | In Windows XP go to Control panel and open Folder Options or open My | Documents, choose | Tools on the menu bar, then choose Folder Options on it's menu. Either way | opens the Folder Options dialog window. Choose the View tab then uncheck | "Hide file extension for known file types". | | While there you might also want to tick "Show hidden files and folders", | click OK. | | | In Vista, go to Control Panel, choose classic view on the left pane, open | Folder Options, click the 'view' tab, and uncheck the box for "hide | extensions for known file types". | | While there you might also want to select the button to 'show hidden files | and folders'. (basically the same as doing this in XP) | | | Now let's create a test document... | | Open Works Word processor, type "This is a test document", choose Save AS on | the File menu. | | In the Save As dialog window, type "Ken test" in the File name box. | | Click the down arrow for Save as type:, choose Rich Text Format(*.rtf) | | The Save as type box should now display Rich Text Format(*.rtf) | | Save in box probably displays My Documents, if you do not want to save the | document there then change it to your choice, click Save. | | Close Works Word processor. | | Open My Documents or the place you chose, you should see a document with the | name Ken test.rtf. | | Close My Documents. | | If all is as describe so far.... Open your email program, attach Ken | test.rtf. | | Did it change to Ken test.wps? | | Ken | | "Jean D." wrote in message | ... | | The problem is that I'm trying to e-mail files that were saved as | "rtf" | | files, but when I attach them to the e-mail, they appear with the "wps" | | extension. | | Why does this happen? It's driving me crazy! | | Jean | | -- | | Jean D. | | | | | | "Ken" wrote: | | | | Hi Graham, | | | | I have Works version 6.0 and it also displays filename.wps in the title | bar | | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | | | I also assume you are referring to the title bar displayed at the top of | a | | opened document. | | | | | | As far as I know that is the way Works functions. | | | | | | No matter what document that is Opened with Works Word processor it will | | display filename.wps. | | | | Ken | | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote in message | | ... | | | | | Agreed - but the point is that it still says filename.wps in the title | | bar, | | | no matter what format it is saved in.. | | | | | | -- | | | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ken wrote: | | | From my Works help.... | | | | | | Save a Works document in another program format | | | | | | 1 On the File menu, click Save As. | | | | | | 2 In the File name box, type a name for the document. | | | | | | 3 In the Save As type box, select the file format you want. | | | | | | 4 Click Save. | | | | | | Hi Jean, in item 3 above "Save As type:" box, it displays Works | | | Document (*.wps). You need to change that to the file format you | | | want. To do that, click the little down arrow on the right side of | | | the box, on it's drop down menu click the file format you want. | | | i.e.: 'Rich Text Format (*.rtf)' | | | | | | Ken | | | | | | "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message | | | ... | | | This sounds to me like a bug in Works, but again I would suggest | | | that you direct your questions to the Works newsgroup, where there | | | are Works experts who will be much better able to help you. I'm | | | cross-posting this to that NG. | | | | | | -- | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill | | | Microsoft MVP (Word) | | | Words into Type | | | Fairhope, Alabama USA | | | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | | ... | | | Please tell me how to change the settings so the title bar | will | | | show the | | | correct file type. Usually the "wps" appears at the end after | | | the other extension -- as in "filename.rtf.wps." | | | | | | I discovered this problem when I attached files that I | | | thought I had saved in rtf format and they appeared with the extra | | | extension. I also get | | | ".docx.wps" and ".txt.wps." | | | | | | Also, and maybe this is related, when I type in a file name | | | and hit "save as," shouldn't the title bar show that new name? I | | | have to go back and | | | retype the name and resave it to get the title to change. | | | | | | Jean | | | | | | | | | -- | | | Jean D. | | | | | | | | | "Graham Mayor" wrote: | | | | | | Works 9 will actually use any Office import/export filter | available | | | including its own supplied filters, so RTF is no problem at all. | | | What may be | | | causing the confusion is that the title bar of the Works 9 | | | wordprocessor always shows the wps extension no matter what is | | | opened or what format is used for the save. The saved files | | | however should be of the correct selected | | | format. You can establish this by setting Windows Explorer (or | | | whatever it | | | is now called in Vista) to display the extensions of known file | | | types. | | | | | | -- | | | | | | Graham Mayor - Word MVP | | | | | | My web site www.gmayor.com | | | Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org | | | | | | | | | | | | Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: | | | What I am telling you is that the Works word processor should | | | allow you to save in Word format or RTF or any of those other | | | formats listed in the KB article. Are you clicking the arrow | | | beside the filename in the Save As dialog to see what other | | | formats are available? | | | I would imagine you can get the version of Works by using Help | | | | About Microsoft Works. Another KB article lists pretty much the | | | same variety of file formats for Works 7.0. I am confident that | | | you can use file formats other than .wps in any version of | Works. | | | | | | Even WordPad (which comes with Windows) will allow you to save | as | | | RTF. | | | | | | | | | "Jean D." wrote in message | | | ... | | | Thanks for replying, but I don't want to buy the whole Office | | | package unless | | | I have to, since all I need is a word processor that doesn't | use | | | the wps extension. I don't know what version of Works I have | | | but it definitely does |
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Hi Jean,
Thanks for letting us know you have sorted it out. Ken "Jean D." wrote | Thanks very much. The rtf files now open with Works. Thanks to all | who helped me! | So long for now, | Jean | | -- | Jean D. | snipped |
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Can't use .wps files, what should I do?
I must have accidentally erased some necessary file. Everytime I try to
access the word processor protion of my works I get the message. "ordinial 309 could not be located in the dynamic link library LTKRN13N.dll. This might be easy to replace but no works disks came with my computer. Is there a place to obtain a copy of this file ? -- Charlie "Jean D." wrote: I have a new Toshiba Satellite with Vista and Works (not sure which version, but the date on it is 1/2005). I need to create text and rich text (rtf) documents that do not have the .wps extension, but that's apparently the only type this word processor has when I click "Save As". Should I update to a new version -- if so which one? I also have a trial version of Office installed, but I don't need anything other than a word processor. Please help, I have a deadline to meet, and I cannot use the wps format. Thanks. -- Jean D. |
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