Why does OpenOffice not open MSWorks files (.wks)?
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Why does OpenOffice not open MSWorks files (.wks)?
MSWorks files have a proprietary format which is being kept secret by Microsoft. However a reasonable workaround is to save your WKS files as RTF files. OpenOffice.org can read and write RTF files.