What's the difference

[solo]

From a word processing point of view, is there a difference between MS Word and MS Works?

 

[Spark123]

The Works Word Processor has a lot less options than MSWord, it does the basics though.

 

[solo]

Thanks for the reply Spark123. It would appear that Works might be enough for my requirements but I'll look into it further. Thanks.

 

[Spark123]

If it is a very very basic word processor you are after, try Wordpad (in the accessories folder), it has less functions than Works but does the job.

 

[Diyisfun]

Why not download this
http://www.openoffice.org/

Its free fully compatable with M$ Office & you get Excell

 

[gcol]

I might be wrong here, but I'm pretty sure I remember having difficulty opening a Works document with Word. This may no longer be a problem, but keep that in mind if you need to send files to anyone.

 

[shenks]

I might be wrong here, but I'm pretty sure I remember having difficulty opening a Works document with Word. This may no longer be a problem, but keep that in mind if you need to send files to anyone.

Absolutely correct gcol - MS Works documents cannot be opened by MS Word (confirmed by trying it with Office XP, not sure if later versions change the situation).

 

[eggplant]

Most can, depending on the versions of both works and word, when you come to save it it will give you a warning, just save as a word doc. Not sure about the other way about, or what versions it applies to.