.WPS File Extension

A WPS file is a document created with Microsoft Works word processing software. It contains document elements similar to a Microsoft Word (.DOC) document, but does not include advanced formatting options and macros that a Word document may contain.

WPS file open in LibreOffice Writer 5

Microsoft Works 9 was the final version of Works and the software was discontinued in 2010. However, Windows users can still open WPS files with Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher. To open WPS files with either of these programs, you may need to select "Word 2000" or "All File Types" in the Open dialog box. You can also convert Works documents to Word documents using the "Microsoft Works 6–9 File Converter" application.

The macOS (Mac OS X) version of Microsoft Works was discontinued after version 4.0. Therefore, most modern Works documents cannot be opened using Works for Mac. However, WPS files can be opened in Mac OS X using NeoOffice 2.2 or later, which includes the "libwps" library.

On Linux systems, WPS files can be opened using OxygenOffice Professional or another variation of the OpenOffice.org suite that includes the "libwps" library. Some Linux distributions may also include a program called wps2odt, which uses libwps and can convert WPS files to .ODT files. A package called "writerperfect" may also include wps2odt if the appropriate version of libwps is available.

Also, the Writer program included with the free LibreOffice suite is another program that supports WPS files. It is a great alternative for Windows, macOS, and Linux users.

NOTE: The WPS format was discontinued by Microsoft in 2006 and was replaced by the standard Microsoft Word ".DOC" format.

A WPS file is a word processing document created by Kingsoft Writer, a word processor that is part of the Kingsoft WPS Office suite. It contains text, images, and page formatting. WPS files are similar to Microsoft Word documents (.DOC or .DOCX files).

WPS file open in Kingsoft WPS Writer 2016

The WPS file is the main file associated with Writer. It is created when you save a document in order to store the contents of the document. You can create a WPS document from scratch or use the .WPT template to start and save it as a WPS file.

Writer is included with the WPS Office suite, along with the Presentation and Spreadsheets programs. Besides the WPS file, Writer supports other documents, including .DOCX, .DOC, .DOTX, .PDF, and .RTF documents. Writer features rich text editing and document formatting capabilities and comes with several tools including spell check, word count, thesaurus, and add-ins.

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