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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Works empty leading pages | 6/4/2011 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: You were kind enough to let me know that Works was not going to handle my 70+ page document's ... A: Kate There isn't an automatic way to do it, you need to select the contents of the entire page and ... | ||
| changing word doc. to open in works | 4/7/2011 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I receive emails with attachments that are word (doc) files. I cannot open these files. My computer ... A: Johanna This link explains how to open the files, however if they are in Word 2010 format they wont ... | ||
| works to word | 2/4/2011 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I had a document on Works (wps) but had saved it on a disc. My computer was infected and I bought a ... A: Gary Depending on the version of Word you have and the version of works you were using this ... | ||
| numbering items | 2/3/2011 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I have been trying to number items with no success in Microsoft Works. I have a list of 400 people ... A: Suzanne Make sure that you have Hard returns at the end of every paragraph. If you have soft ... | ||
| Printing envelopes | 1/8/2011 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I have Microsoft Works 6. Why does it take a long time to print out an envelope and when it does it ... A: Carol Is everything else running normally, regular works documents? Other printing from other ... | ||
| converting excel to msworks | 7/22/2010 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I do not have excel. I have been given a disc with Excel spreadsheets on them. I need to open them ... A: Terry If the files are excel 2003 or lower they can be opened by Works 8.0 If they are later ... | ||
| computer | 6/10/2010 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I have the newest version of windows, I need to convert a works document to either a word, pdf or ... A: Joanne You will need to save the file in Microsoft Works as a Word document (this option should be ... | ||
| Convert a .doc to .docx in works | 6/1/2010 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: Trying to solve problem for a friend. She just got a new PC that has MSworks. She rec. attachment ... A: Tom If she has Works 9 then she wont be able to open the earlier file from Word, that file will ... | ||
| Convert a .doc to .docx in works | 5/29/2010 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: Trying to solve problem for a friend. She just got a new PC that has MSworks. She rec. attachment ... A: Tom You can open the doc file in either Word 2007 or Open Office and save it as docx which she ... | ||
| microsoft works problem | 4/5/2010 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I can not open a document in microsoft word that I had saved, how do i open it? A: Kayla send the file to richard(dot)littlewing(at)gmail.com and I will open it in worksand save it ... | ||
| 3/26/2010 | Richard Stephens | |
| Q: I have Micr works . When I write a document and need to convert that PDF file , HOW? When I use the ... A: michael As you have found Microsoft works can't convert to pdf, there are some programs around that ... | ||
| easy writing sofware | 3/25/2010 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I'm a college student working on my MSW, I'm bilingual (English %26 Spanish) and I have difficulties ... A: Nancy This link has a template for word that has APA/MPA styles http://www.charm.net/~rps/ The ... | ||
| Works4 | 12/5/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: Works 4 on my xp pc is not the same as my works on my Laptop with VISTA. In particular font type ... A: Tshosa You can copy the font file joker from your older computer to vista. If you are using ... | ||
| Changing type from Caps to regular | 12/2/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I write in caps when ... A: Virginia Works doesn't have the capacity to do what you need. There is a workaround, you can copy ... | ||
| Scanning to txt format for MSWorks wp | 11/26/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I have an HP Deskjet all-in-one series printer/scanner/copier and i have the MSWorks word processor. ... A: Sandra You need OCR scanning software to be able to do this. you should have an OCR program either ... | ||
| database | 8/28/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: My former secretary set up a mailing list database for me using microsoft works, which I am ... A: Sue To add a field to the database go to View and selec List, then click on the column that you ... | ||
| Writing a paper in a certain format. | 8/28/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I am writing a paper for school it has to be in a specific format like TITLE: Sony V Universal ... A: Jennifer If the the formatting came out right on the question it looks like a Hanging indent. I ... | ||
| database | 8/26/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: My former secretary set up a mailing list database for me using microsoft works, which I am ... A: Sue What version of Works are you using? If you have access to Excel it would be easier to save ... | ||
| File conversion | 7/18/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: How can I get Open Office to open Works PDFs. I was able to get them on my old computer, but can't ... A: Dave Go to this link http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/pdfimport Then select your ... | ||
| MS Works | 7/14/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: How do I transfer a ms works document to a ms word document? A: Celeste This depends on the version of Works you have, go to Save as and see if there is a *.doc ... | ||
| microsoft works file from xp to vista | 7/8/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: can I open microsoft works spreadsheet file that was done in xp in vista? If so, how? Or should I ... A: Barb If it is the same version of Works you can open it in either version of Windows. It is better ... | ||
| Deleting documents | 7/6/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I have some documents that I would like to delete. I cannot find a delete section . How do I go ... A: Marty You can delete files from the open dialog box, ie go to the Open icon of File open click on ... | ||
| cannot open an excel attachment in an email | 6/23/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I have Vista and cannot seem to open an excel attachment in an email. It says it may be password ... A: deanna Works can't open excel files, to open them you need to either have the Excel Viewer(you ... | ||
| Powerpoint | 5/11/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: Is there a way I can download or install Microsoft powerpiont? A: Helena You can download a viewer for powerpoint ... | ||
| microsoft works | 5/10/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: How can I change the chacter spaceing in microsoft works? ANSWER: Beth What version of Works are ... A: Beth The later versions of Works do not have the ability to change the character spacing, only the ... | ||
| Microsoft works spreadsheet | 4/28/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: How can I save a works spreadsheet so it can be opened in word A: Elizbeth You can save the file as RTF or txt but you will lose the formatting of the cells as well ... | ||
| MSWorks database | 1/31/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: on MSWorks database was outside your expertise. I wonder if you know that you are billed on the ... A: John The problem with this question is that there are a lot of variables ie what version, what type ... | ||
| MICROSOFT WORKS 8 | 1/30/2009 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: when I go into add/remove programs it says "the feature you are trying to use is on a network ... A: Mrs Evans Without having the original disc (which they don't give out anymore on new systems) it ... | ||
| Works Labels | 12/3/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I can create a custom label and connect to a data source which is a Works spreadsheet.Then, when I ... A: Charles You don't mention which version of works you are using. Believe it or not this is by ... | ||
| Can't type any text into Works Doc. | 11/25/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I'm trying to type a letter but it will not let me type anything but numbers? Help please before I ... A: Regina Some spyware/keyloggers can cause this problem. What type of Antispyware programs are you ... | ||
| labels using works | 11/17/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I AM USING WORKS 8.5 TO DO LABELS AND MY PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I CHANGE THE DEFAULT FONT TO MY OWN ... A: george This is a problem with Works. I haven't found a workaround for it but am still looking. ... | ||
| Corrupt Files | 11/12/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I wrote a huge essay on Works Word Processor and then saved it onto my flashdrive. When I went to ... A: Catherine If you don't have a backup copy on your pc then there isn't much you can do. You can ... | ||
| Works 8.5 | 11/12/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I can not open my calendar. I get a message that Microsoft works has encountered a problem and needs ... A: John It sounds like the calendar file has become corrupt (which can happen with MS Works). the ... | ||
| how to delete old files | 11/10/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I need to delete about 10 letters in my documents. I can't seem to find the right button to press to ... A: San If you are going through the open or save dialog box and selecting the file then clicking on ... | ||
| label printing problems with Works 8.5 | 11/8/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I used Works version 4.5 from 1998-2007. 4 times/year I print address labels from the works data ... A: Gail If you have Windows XP you can install works 4.5 on the new computer. If you would like to ... | ||
| Microsoft Works Memory Error | 10/6/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: How do I fix the problem when I go to print on Microsoft Works I get the Message, "out of memory" ... A: Edward This is usually a printer driver error, try downloading the latest driver and see if that ... | ||
| mail merge in Works 8 | 10/2/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I upgraded from Works 3 (which I found very userfriendly) to Works 8 about 3 years ago. It took me ... A: Margaret Then only way I know of speed this up is to a) increase the amount of ram you have on your ... | ||
| MS Works Calendar & Google Calendar | 10/1/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I want to switch to Google calendar and to import my MS Works 8.5 calendar into it. How do I do ... A: mike If you go to to the Export option in Works Calendar and then select either iCalendar or Tab ... | ||
| MS works word priocessor | 10/1/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I have a new laptop which has MS works as a word processor. I made a document but want to send it ... A: Marty If you have a flash drive when you save it to that it will make it read only, however when on ... | ||
| Viewing Files made in Earlier Versions of Works | 9/30/2008 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I saw your answer to viewing files from Works 6.0 or higher, but what if I have some old .wps files ... A: Ken There isn't anything available. It would require and earlier version of works then saving it ... | ||
Richard Stephens
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Taught Works for the past 4 years in a private capacity and will be able to answer questions up to advanced including all sections of works.
Experience
Teacher and business trainer for the last 5 years as well as managing my own small business
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