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MexicanOnABike · 05-18-2004, 05:22 PM

Hi. I got wordperfect 8 and at work i got wordperfect 9 or higher... can someone recomend me a software that can read wordperfect 9 documents? any! just not wordperfect 9... i bought enough WP software... i don't want to buy another one just for a few files... now if word can do it, then plz tell me!!! any software!

Mephex · 05-18-2004, 05:28 PM

Not sure of how much of a help it will be to you, but OpenOffice seems to be headed in that direction.

Does OpenOffice support WordPerfect file formats ?

soopafreek · 05-18-2004, 10:27 PM

ms word should be able to read the file (especially if it's a .wpd file).... it may, however, need the conversion tools that are on the office disk, if your installation of office was not the "complete" installation.

beware, though, that things may shift or look a little different...

heyal256 · 05-19-2004, 12:34 PM

Not sure if this option helps any, but usually if you save a file as Rich Text Formatting (RTF) it is usually more portable and saves many of the basic formatting features used in different word processors.

Also is there any way to save in a lower wordperfect format? Or do the orginal files have to be in wordperfect 9 format?

MexicanOnABike · 05-19-2004, 08:20 PM

its cool now.. thanks for the help! much apreciated.

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MexicanOnABike Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: up north	version problems. Hi. I got wordperfect 8 and at work i got wordperfect 9 or higher... can someone recomend me a software that can read wordperfect 9 documents? any! just not wordperfect 9... i bought enough WP software... i don't want to buy another one just for a few files... now if word can do it, then plz tell me!!! any software! __________________ █ █ Movie Reviews - Ratings longest thread ever!

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Mephex Psycho Join Date: Feb 2004	Not sure of how much of a help it will be to you, but OpenOffice seems to be headed in that direction. Does OpenOffice support WordPerfect file formats ? __________________ He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections. -Samuel Adams

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soopafreek Psycho Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ask your mom	ms word should be able to read the file (especially if it's a .wpd file).... it may, however, need the conversion tools that are on the office disk, if your installation of office was not the "complete" installation. beware, though, that things may shift or look a little different... __________________ aaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!!

05-19-2004, 08:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: up north	its cool now.. thanks for the help! much apreciated. __________________ █ █ Movie Reviews - Ratings longest thread ever!

05-19-2004, 12:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
heyal256 Not so great lurker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NY	Not sure if this option helps any, but usually if you save a file as Rich Text Formatting (RTF) it is usually more portable and saves many of the basic formatting features used in different word processors. Also is there any way to save in a lower wordperfect format? Or do the orginal files have to be in wordperfect 9 format?