WPS file extension

File Type: Document Files | Microsoft Works document file software
Company: Microsoft Corporation

The WPS file extension is associated with Microsoft Works, an office suite produced by Microsoft.

The WPS file extension is associated with Microsoft Works, an office suite produced by Microsoft, which was offered as smaller, less expensive, and with fewer features than the Microsoft Office suite. Its core functionality includes a word processor, a spreadsheet and a database.

The .wps files were used for document files in older versions of Microsoft Works. The WPS format was discontinued by Microsoft in 2006 and was replaced by the standard Microsoft Word DOC format.

Mime: application/vnd.ms-works
Mime: application/x-msworks-wp
Mime: zz-application/zz-winassoc-wps
Mime: text/plain

How to open WPS files:

The WPS Microsoft Works document is not very well supported format. The native application, that can open WPS file is Microsoft Works. The simple way how to open WPS file in Microsoft Word is via menu FILE|Open, choose file type to all files and go to directory with WPS Works document. Open the WPS file and Microsoft Word will download converter for WPS files and open the document.

WPS Works documents can be viewed into Microsoft Word Viewer 2003. Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 is available to download at Microsoft's servers.

How to convert file with extension WPS:

Microsoft developed converter, that can convert WPS Works documents, converter is called Microsoft Works 6–9 File Converter. Converter is available at Microsoft's servers.

Another way, how to convert WPS Microsoft Works document, is to save WPS file in Microsoft Works or Microsoft Word menu via FILE|Save into another document format.

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