“Will this open documents and spread sheets done on Windows works software ?Would I need to uninstall the works software ?”
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I'm assuming you are referring to Microsoft Works. You do not need to uninstall Microsoft Works in order to install other programs. I can only partially answer your question, sorry, but I thought that was better than nothing. Microsoft Office used to offer a converter to convert from the Works format to formats compatible with Microsoft Office, but I am also not sure whether or not these are still available or work with the newest office. It may depend on what year of Microsoft Works you have, as I believe there are differences between the 1998 version and the 2006 format of Works documents. This is the problem with proprietary file formats. Since Microsoft discontinued this software, it would honorable of them to open the source code of this discontinued software. This link takes you to the converter Microsoft offers - but it states it works with Office 2007 and it doesn't say its been updated. You could try it, but you might do better getting an older version of Microsoft office. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12 Few people who are alive that still have jobs at Microsoft ever heard of Microsoft Works. It is software they are trying to bury. I suggest that you download LibreOffice (free and Open Source) and attempt to open your Microsoft Works documents using that? It will only get more challenging as we go into the future to find means to find software that can open up Works documents which are saved in a closed proprietary format and has been discontinued and abandoned. Before you purchase Microsoft Office, take some of the Works files to friend's computer who has Microsoft Office 2016 installed and see if they open. However, you should not continue making new files in Microsoft Works. Its time to move away from discontinued proprietary software - see this USA Today article- called "It's time to Retire that Microsoft Works File" https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2012/10/14/microsoft-works-replacement/1625185/ LibreOffice uses formats that are open source, and therefore can be accessed forever into the future. I hope this helps you. Its frustrating to have these young kids in power and always forcing us to change software!
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