On 25-Oct-02 tabanna wrote:
Recently, i have received a number of 'attachments' in .WPS format
~ anyone know, please, what this is, and what can be used to read .wps ?
Sorry, I should have added something a bit more helpful.
People who send you .WPS files either don't know what they're
doing, or assume you are using MS Works.
It's up to you to come to a view on whether your relationship with
these people is such that they could reasonably expect you to put
yourself in a position to handle what they send you (as it might
be if you were, for instance, doing consultancy work for them).
However, if that's not the case, then the onus is on them.
Users of MS Works are in a minority compared with users of MS Office
(specifically Word), and Works folk creating documents for general
consumption should at the very least put it in Word (.doc) format
or -- far preferably -- in RTF format. The latter can be read by
a variety of software, including programs available for Linux.
(The editor 'Ted' does quite a good job with RTF, which (see below)
I get a wee kick out of ... )
So, if you are in a position to do so, I can only suggest that you
ask these folk to save an RTF version of their documents before
sending them to you. That will at least give you a fighting chance,
though if they've gone overboard on "features" which only Works can
provide[*] then you may still face problems.
Best wishes,
Ted.
[*] In the immortal words of Jasper Carrott:
"Q: Why do dogs lick their balls:
A: Because they CAN!!"
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