[NTLUG:Discuss] open a .wps file

[Robert Pearson]

On 6/22/07, jm <jm5379 at gmail.com> wrote:
> it appears in the "real" world (as compared to the business world)
> .wps documents are far more popular than .doc documents.  openoffice
> doesn't recognize that extension.  does anyone know of a program or
> series of steps that will allow me to convert these files to a format
> ooo will recognize?  i'm now getting several of these due to the
> people my wife deals with so it's becoming a persistent issue.
>
> thanks,
> joe

>From the Google search for "open wps open office".
One way to do it:
"Re: How to open a .wps (Microsoft Works Document) in OpenOffice.org 2.0."
<<http://www.mail-archive.com/dev@documentation.openoffice.org/msg01154.html>>

    How to open a .wps (Microsoft Works Document) in
    OpenOffice.org 2.0.

    After hours of tinkering, here is a free workaround to
    get .wps files into OpenOffice.org 2.0
    This has been tested and is working on Windows XP and
    2000 with OpenOffice.org 2.0.
    Please verify and report here any success or problems
    with other windows versions.

    Step 1. Download and install the free as of 7/15/06
    "Word Viewer 2003" from Microsoft
    at the following link:


    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B9E11E83-
F51B-4977-B572-8C042DF802C1&displaylang=EN

    Step 2. Download and install the free as of 7/15/06
    "Works 6.0 Converter for Works and Word Users"
    from Microsoft at the following link:

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=B9E11E83-
F51B-4977-B572-8C042DF802C1&displaylang=EN

    After Installing both, Launch Word Viewer 2003, Start
    -> programs ->
    Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003. An open dialog
    appears.
    At the bottom of this dialog make sure the "Files of
    type" is set to "All Files(*.*)".
Now browse to your .wps file, select it and click open.
A warning dialog will appear, if you trust this file etc.,
click yes and like magic your .wps is now open!.
    Select all -> edit copy ->. Now open OpenOffice.org
    2.0 writer and do edit paste.
    You should now be looking at your doc in
    OpenOffice.org 2.0.
    Choose Save as from the file menu and save your
    document to your preferred format.
    You are now good to go!