MS Word & MS Works Word Processor?

Just got a new laptop & it has the word processor instead of word & after opening it & looking at it, I'm having a tough time finding any differences

12/8/2007 11:40:16 AM

i think it uses a diff file extension (gasp) and is a trimmed down version of word, but it works for just writing papers and shit.

12/8/2007 12:37:15 PM

Works can save documents in Word format

and yeah, the average person probably wouldn't ever notice the difference

12/8/2007 12:39:21 PM

One has 200+ seeders and the other has about 10?

12/8/2007 5:01:06 PM

Works is pretty much the cheap-o painful one. Word is the bloated trying-to-take-over one.

Seriously, never save in Works format because nobody will be able to read it. Maybe things have changed since I last used Works, but it had some problems producing .doc files that Word rendered the same way last time I used it. Why Microsoft makes two programs that can't read each other's formats I'll never understand. You're much better off saving in Rich Text Format (either program can read/write .rtf files), but even that will piss off a lot of teachers who demand Word format. Make absolutely sure that you can save a .doc file that Word can interpret properly before settling on Works.

And don't forget openoffice.org for a freebie alternative to the whole office suite... it also sometimes renders files differently but it can be a lifesaver if your copy of Office dies.

12/9/2007 9:24:30 PM

went ahead and downloaded ms word, just to solve any issues that ms works couldnt handle

12/9/2007 9:39:12 PM

word was best in the 5.1 iteration... they could re-release it with just a few 'improvements/addons' and more people would be happy in the long run

12/10/2007 9:00:10 AM

abiword ftw

12/10/2007 12:30:29 PM