debbiec Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I have Microsoft Word 97 and don't have a converter for an art lesson a friend set me that I need Friday for co-op. I think you have to have MIcrosoft Word/Office 2003 or newer to have the converter. She just left to go out of town, before I could call her to tell her I don't have Works ~ Just a shot in the dark! Actually, there is 3 docs ~ she scanned one, which I got and the other three pages were Works. You may enjoy having a copy of the lesson yourself for your trouble. One is for an edible color wheel and the other of drawing Da Vinci upside down. Thanks ~ Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 What happens when you try to open the Works docs in Word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiec Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Well, I can't tell you right now because I just reinstalled Office to check for missing files, and it won't let me get to Outlook Express now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiec Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 OK, I got Outlook fixed ~ It's telling me file format (Works) is not available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Are you trying to open the file from within Outlook? I would save the files to a location on your computer, open Word, click File|Open and browse to the file. What happens when you do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiec Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Well, I did save in Documents and tried opening that way. It won't let me open, so I browse and have tried some other things, but, since it's a Works doc. and I don't have Works, it won't open for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Drat. Sometimes Word surprises me by opening files anyway. I don't have Works, so I can't convert for you. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I also have an older version of Office, and I occasionally get a doc that I can't open. I've had great luck with the Word Viewer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiec Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 WEll, thanks anyway. I may have to just break down and go buy and update my Word/Office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiec Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 I'll give it a shot. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 WEll, thanks anyway. I may have to just break down and go buy and update my Word/Office. The Viewer I posted is free to dowload. Maybe you can try that first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiec Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 OK, Chrissy, how old is your Word? It says compatible with 2000 and newer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbiec Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 I got it! Someone converted it for me ~ Thanks a million! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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