<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Works	I-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
productivity	O
software	O
suite	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
sold	O
from	O
1987	O
to	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
core	O
functionality	O
included	O
a	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
and	O
a	O
database	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
had	O
a	O
calendar	O
application	O
and	O
a	O
dictionary	O
while	O
older	O
releases	O
included	O
a	O
terminal	B-Application
emulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Works	O
was	O
smaller	O
,	O
less	O
expensive	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
fewer	O
features	O
than	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
and	O
other	O
major	O
office	O
suites	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Works	I-Application
originated	O
as	O
MouseWorks	O
,	O
an	O
integrated	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
,	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
and	O
database	O
program	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
by	O
ex-Apple	O
employee	O
Don	O
Williams	O
and	O
Rupert	O
Lissner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
AppleWorks	B-Device
,	O
a	O
similar	O
product	O
for	O
Apple	O
II	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
version	O
of	O
Office	O
for	O
the	O
(	O
then	O
)	O
small	O
laptops	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Radio	O
Shack	O
TRS-80	B-Operating_System
Model	I-Operating_System
100	I-Operating_System
which	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
developing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
laptops	O
grew	O
in	O
power	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Works	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
,	O
evolved	O
as	O
a	O
popular	O
product	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
issued	O
the	O
first	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Works	O
,	O
titled	O
MS	B-Application
Works	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Works	O
3.x	O
in	O
1993	O
moved	O
to	O
requiring	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
,	O
a	O
386	O
CPU	O
,	O
and	O
4MB	O
of	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
releases	O
were	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
up	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
was	O
Works	O
9.x	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
requiring	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
or	O
Vista	B-Application
,	O
256MB	O
of	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Pentium	O
4	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
version	O
4.5a	O
,	O
Works	O
used	O
a	O
monolithic	B-Architecture
program	I-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
whereby	O
its	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
,	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
and	O
database	O
documents	O
ran	O
in	O
windows	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
program	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
provided	O
a	O
mini	O
version	O
of	O
Excel	B-Application
for	O
DOS	O
systems	O
as	O
a	O
DOS	O
version	O
of	O
that	O
program	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Works	O
2000	B-Application
(	O
Version	O
5.0	O
)	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
modular	O
architecture	O
which	O
opens	O
each	O
document	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
instance	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
print	O
engine	O
from	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2009	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
discontinuing	O
Works	O
and	O
replacing	O
it	O
with	O
Office	O
2010	O
Starter	O
Edition	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
replaced	O
only	O
the	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
and	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
components	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
calendar	O
or	O
the	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Works	I-Application
has	O
built-in	O
compatibility	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
document	O
formats	O
(	O
and	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
Works	O
Word	B-General_Concept
Processor	I-General_Concept
to	O
open	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
documents	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
Works	O
Spreadsheet	B-Application
to	O
open	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
workbooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
its	O
utility	O
for	O
larger	O
organizations	O
is	O
limited	O
by	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
incompatible	O
proprietary	B-Application
native	O
(	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
)	O
,	O
(	O
database	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
)	O
file	O
formats	O
,	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
integrating	O
database/spreadsheet	O
data	O
into	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
documents	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
mail	B-Application
merge	I-Application
)	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
remain	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
some	O
small	O
and	O
home-based	O
business	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
database	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
while	O
a	O
"	O
flat	B-Application
file	I-Application
"	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
non-relational	O
)	O
allows	O
the	O
novice	O
user	O
to	O
perform	O
complex	O
transformations	O
through	O
formulas	O
(	O
which	O
use	O
standard	O
algebraic	O
syntax	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
self-referential	O
)	O
and	O
user-defined	O
reports	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
copied	O
as	O
text	O
to	O
the	O
clipboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
installing	O
the	O
2007	B-Application
Office	I-Application
System	I-Application
Compatibility	O
Pack	O
,	O
the	O
Works	O
Word	B-General_Concept
Processor	I-General_Concept
and	O
Spreadsheet	B-Application
can	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
Office	B-Operating_System
Open	I-Operating_System
XML	I-Operating_System
document	I-Operating_System
formats	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
converted	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
operated	O
upon	O
natively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
subscribing	O
to	O
iCalendar	O
files	O
or	O
publishing	O
them	O
online	O
via	O
WebDAV	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
(	O
at	O
least	O
at	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
)	O
made	O
file	O
format	O
conversion	O
filters	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
for	O
opening	O
and	O
saving	O
to	O
Works	O
Word	B-General_Concept
Processor	I-General_Concept
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
at	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
Excel	I-Application
could	O
import	O
newer	O
Works	O
Spreadsheets	B-Application
because	O
the	O
newer	O
Works	O
Spreadsheet	B-Application
also	O
used	O
the	O
Excel	B-Application
format	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
extension	O
( *	O
.xlr	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
import	O
filter	O
for	O
older	O
Works	O
2.0	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
format	O
( *	O
.wks	O
)	O
;	O
however	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
disabled	O
in	O
the	O
registry	O
by	O
newer	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
Service	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
far	O
as	O
Works	O
Spreadsheet	B-Application
3.x/4.x/2000	O
( *	O
.wks	O
)	O
and	O
Works	O
database	O
(	O
any	O
version	O
of	O
*	O
.wdb	B-Application
)	O
files	O
were	O
concerned	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
an	O
import	O
filter	O
for	O
Excel	B-Application
or	O
Access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
third	O
party	O
converters	O
available	O
for	O
converting	O
these	O
filetypes	O
to	O
Excel	B-Application
spreadsheets	B-Application
:	O
For	O
database	O
files	O
( *	O
.wdb	B-Application
)	O
there	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
donateware	O
utility	O
;	O
for	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
( *	O
.wks	O
)	O
and	O
database	O
( *	O
.wdb	B-Application
)	O
files	O
a	O
commercial	B-Application
solution	O
was	O
available	O
(	O
at	O
least	O
apparently	O
in	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
general	O
C++	B-Language
library	O
,	O
libwps	O
,	O
can	O
extract	O
text	O
from	O
many	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Works	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LibreOffice	B-Application
,	O
NeoOffice	B-Application
and	O
OxygenOffice	O
have	O
included	O
libwps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
commercially	O
available	O
solution	O
for	O
converting	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Works	I-Application
files	O
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
platform	O
apparently	O
in	O
2016	O
was	O
the	O
MacLinkPlus	O
product	O
from	O
DataViz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Works	O
Spreadsheet	B-Application
and	O
Works	O
Database	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
handle	O
more	O
than	O
500	O
fonts	O
installed	O
in	O
Windows	O
and	O
throw	O
error	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Works	I-Application
8.0	O
–	O
Last	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
SE/Me/2000	O
–	O
Fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
7	O
and	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Product	O
Suggested	O
Retail	O
Price	O
VersionWordEncartaMoneyCreativityGamingMapping	O
ToolsImaging	O
Tools	O
Home	O
Essentials	O
97	O
$109	O
Works	O
4.0	O
Word	B-Application
97	I-Application
Encarta	B-Application
97	I-Application
Encyclopedia	I-Application
Greetings	O
Workshop	O
1.0	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Home	O
Essentials	O
98	O
$109	O
Works	O
4.5	O
Word	B-Application
97	I-Application
Encarta	B-Application
98	O
Encyclopedia	O
Money	B-Application
98	I-Application
Greetings	O
Workshop	O
2.0	O
Entertainment	B-Application
Pack	I-Application
:	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Works	O
Suite	O
99	O
$109	O
Works	O
4.5	O
Word	B-Application
97	I-Application
Encarta	B-Application
Encyclopedia	I-Application
99	O
Money	O
99	O
Basic	O
Graphics	O
Studio	O
Greetings	O
99	O
Expedia	B-Application
Streets	I-Application
98	I-Application
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Express	O
2.0	O
Works	O
Deluxe	O
99	O
$84.95	O
Works	O
4.5	O
Money	O
99	O
Basic	O
Graphics	O
Studio	O
Greetings	O
99	O
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Express	O
2.0	O
Works	O
Suite	O
2000	B-Application
$109	O
Works	O
5.0	O
Word	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Encarta	B-Application
Standard	O
2000	B-Application
Money	O
2000	B-Application
Standard	O
Home	O
Publishing	O
2000	B-Application
Expedia	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2000	B-Application
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Express	O
2000	B-Application
Works	O
Suite	O
2001	O
$109	O
Works	O
6.0	O
Word	B-Application
2000	I-Application
Encarta	B-Application
Standard	O
2001	O
Money	O
2001	O
Standard	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2001	O
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Publishing	O
2001	O
Works	O
Suite	O
2002	O
$109	O
Works	O
6.0	O
Word	O
2002	O
Encarta	B-Application
Standard	O
2002	O
Money	O
2002	O
Standard	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2002	O
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Photo	O
2002	O
Works	O
Suite	O
2003	O
$109	O
before	O
$15	O
rebate	O
Works	O
7.0	O
Word	O
2002	O
Encarta	B-Application
Standard	O
2003	O
Money	O
2003	O
Standard	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2003	O
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Photo	O
7.0	O
Works	O
Suite	O
2004	O
$99.99	O
before	O
$15	O
rebate	O
Works	O
7.0	O
Word	O
2002	O
Encarta	B-Application
Standard	O
2004	O
Money	O
2004	O
Standard	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2004	O
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Photo	O
Premium	O
9	O
Works	O
Suite	O
2005	O
$99.99	O
before	O
$20	O
rebate	O
Works	O
8.0	O
Word	O
2002	O
Encarta	B-Application
Standard	O
2005	O
Money	O
2005	O
Standard	O
Streets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
2005	O
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
