Microsoft Works, now at version 9.0 is still shipped on millions of PC’s a year.

Works is a basic Word Processor and Spreadsheet like application that is typically supplied at a very low cost.

So you may occasionally encountering a files created in its proprietary file format:-

.wks = Spreadsheet

.wps = Word Processor

Microsoft provide a download on the link below that will allow you to open, edit and save documents in this format. Once installed you will have additional Save as Type options to support the Works file formats.

Your version of Microsoft Office needs to be 2003 or above.

Link: http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/downloads.mspx#Works6.0Conv

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