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Microsoft Works is an office suite available from the Microsoft Corporation. It is generally considered a smaller, less expensive version of Microsoft Office suite; it includes the Microsoft Works word processor, the Works spreadsheet, and the Works database. The Works Suite 2000 version replaced the Microsoft Works word processor with Microsoft Word 2000 and also included Encarta Atlas 2000, Picture It! 2000 and AutoRoute Express 2000.

Characteristics

Older versions of Works are similar to the Macintosh-based program AppleWorks, where all types of documents are handled by a single program (new documents are created through the TaskLauncher wizard). Newer versions, however, (5.0 and above) include separate applications for Word Processing, Database, and Spreadsheet which can be started through the less wizard-like updated TaskLauncher. New versions also include an address book, where previous versions would handle addresses through the database program.

Microsoft Works now has built-in compatibility for Microsoft Office documents, including, but not limited to, the ability of the Word Processor to open Microsoft Word documents and the ability of the Spreadsheet to open Microsoft Excel workbooks. Unlike other programs, which edit the document in its native format, Works converts the document to Works' native format, saving the converted document in the user's Temp folder. Any changes made to the converted document are first saved in the Works format in the temp folder and are then converted back to the Microsoft Office format.

Several consumer machines, for example, those sold by eMachines, come with Microsoft Works pre-installed, as it provides standard users with a low-cost office suite, though most business users still use Microsoft Office.

Version history

===Works for MS-DOS===

Microsoft Works 1.05
Microsoft Works 2.0 and 2.0a
Microsoft Works 3.0, 3.0a and 3.0b

===Works for Microsoft Windows===

Microsoft Works 2.0 (Windows 3.x)
Microsoft Works 3.0 (Windows 3.x)
Microsoft Works 4.0, 4.0a, 4.5 and 4.5a (Windows 95
)
Microsoft Works 5.0 (Microsoft Works Suite 2000)
Microsoft Works 6.0 (Microsoft Works Suite 2001 and 2002)
Microsoft Works 7.0 (Microsoft Works Suite 2003)
Microsoft Works 8
Microsoft Works Suite 2004
Microsoft Works Suite 2005
Microsoft Works Suite 2006

===Works for Mac OS===

Microsoft Works 2.0
Microsoft Works 3.0
Microsoft Works 4.0

Trivia

"Microsoft Works" is considered to be an oxymoron, especially by people who are disappointed with Microsoft
software. "Works" is used as a verb in this context.

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