Microsoft Works Word Processor
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This article describes the formats used by the word processor component of the [[Microsoft Works]] office suite. | This article describes the formats used by the word processor component of the [[Microsoft Works]] office suite. | ||
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| + | See [[Microsoft Works]] for more information and resources. | ||
== Identifiers == | == Identifiers == | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | ! Format !! Version !! Ext. !! PRONOM | + | ! Format !! Version !! Ext. !! PRONOM |
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|Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows || || .wps || {{PRONOM|fmt/163}} | |Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows || || .wps || {{PRONOM|fmt/163}} | ||
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|Works for Macintosh Document || 4.0 || || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/5}} | |Works for Macintosh Document || 4.0 || || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/5}} | ||
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| − | |Microsoft Works Document || || .bps || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/345}} | + | |Microsoft Works Document [backup file] || || .bps || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/345}} |
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| − | |Works Template || || .wpt | + | |Works Template || || .wpt || |
|} | |} | ||
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| + | == Identification == | ||
| + | Some or all early WPS files begin with bytes {{magic|01 FE}}. | ||
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| + | Later versions (from Works 3.0+) are based on [[Microsoft Compound File]] format. | ||
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| + | Format is very similar to the [[Microsoft_Home_Publishing|Microsoft Home Publishing]] format. | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
| + | * [https://www.libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice] | ||
| + | * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/libwps/ libwps] | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150619053308/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12 Microsoft Works 6–9 File Converter for Office (archived)] | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Works]] | ||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Microsoft Compound File]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:15, 27 October 2020
This article describes the formats used by the word processor component of the Microsoft Works office suite.
See Microsoft Works for more information and resources.
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[edit] Identifiers
| Format | Version | Ext. | PRONOM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Works Word Processor 1-3 for DOS and 2 for Windows | .wps | fmt/163 | |
| Microsoft Works Word Processor 3-4 for Windows | .wps | fmt/233 | |
| Microsoft Works for Windows | 4.0 | .wps | x-fmt/120 |
| Microsoft Works Word Processor | 5-6 | .wps | fmt/258 |
| Microsoft Works Word Processor Macintosh | 3 | .wps | fmt/272 |
| Microsoft Works Word Processor Macintosh | 4 | .wps | fmt/273 |
| Works for Macintosh Document | 4.0 | x-fmt/5 | |
| Microsoft Works Document [backup file] | .bps | x-fmt/345 | |
| Works Template | .wpt |
[edit] Identification
Some or all early WPS files begin with bytes 01 FE.
Later versions (from Works 3.0+) are based on Microsoft Compound File format.
Format is very similar to the Microsoft Home Publishing format.
