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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts) Thu Feb 1, 2018, 09:57 PM Feb 2018

The new LibreOffice is out and it looks like a winner...

I've still got 5.4.4 installed, but will get this one soon enough. Even on 5.4.4 I find Word compatibility to be excellent but the new stuff is supposed to be even better.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/libreoffice-the-best-office-suite-gets-even-better-with-libreoffice-6-0/

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The new LibreOffice is out and it looks like a winner... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Feb 2018 OP

does it open old microsoft works files perhaps? nt msongs Feb 2018 #1

GAACK! Is there anything that can open old Works files? Even Works didn't always work... TreasonousBastard Feb 2018 #2

Ohhhhh man, I haven't thought about Works in years. Afromania Feb 2018 #3

I find LibreOffice to be superb. I've been using the Linux version since day 1 and it just RKP5637 Feb 2018 #4

msongs

(70,179 posts)

1. does it open old microsoft works files perhaps? nt

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Thu Feb 1, 2018, 10:01 PM

Feb 2018

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

2. GAACK! Is there anything that can open old Works files? Even Works didn't always work...

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 1, 2018, 10:24 PM

Feb 2018

for earlier versions. I always had a couple of versions around just in case I got stuck with one of those beastly .wps files.

Microsoft gave up on conversion tools, but if you have an older file viewer around it might work.

You have my sympathies.

Afromania

(2,791 posts)

3. Ohhhhh man, I haven't thought about Works in years.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 1, 2018, 10:38 PM

Feb 2018

That was some real slick awfulness when folks had to find out the hard way it has zero compatibility with the "normal" Microsoft office programs.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

4. I find LibreOffice to be superb. I've been using the Linux version since day 1 and it just