in reply to Microsoft Works

This is a solved problem. There's no reason to learn the Works format when others have done so for you.

Note - I have never used any of the products linked in the above page. Google is usually the best place to turn for a first pass, though.

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Being unknowing, is not the same as being stupid.
Expressing a contrary opinion, whether to the individual or the group, is more often a sign of deeper thought than of cantankerous belligerence.
Do not mistake your goals as the only goals; your opinion as the only opinion; your confidence as correctness. Saying you know better is not the same as explaining you know better.

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Re^2: Microsoft Works
by straywalrus (Friar) on Oct 08, 2004 at 02:34 UTC
    that's great accept for the fact that
    1) the program from microsoft breaks the foot notes and
    2) the internal Word converter is pointless. doesn't work with something in the format of his documents.
    both of these points were mentioned earlier up on the thread.
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      What about the 6-100 commercial products that Google returned? I read the thread before replying. There have been enough people who wanted to do this that companies exist solely to provide conversion products. Works -> Word is a very common transition, even with random footnotes and formatting oddities. I would strongly urge you to check out the commercial options first. Most companies will let you test-drive their product to see if it will work for your needs.

      Being right, does not endow the right to be rude; politeness costs nothing.
      Being unknowing, is not the same as being stupid.
      Expressing a contrary opinion, whether to the individual or the group, is more often a sign of deeper thought than of cantankerous belligerence.
      Do not mistake your goals as the only goals; your opinion as the only opinion; your confidence as correctness. Saying you know better is not the same as explaining you know better.

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        If i'm asking about how to write a convertor, I'm not looking to pay for one. The prices are ridiculus. I'm not here to waste the monk's time.
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