Works & Works Suite

The Works 6.0 converter enables users of Works 2000, Works 4.x, Microsoft Word 2000, Word 97, and previous versions of Word to read documents created in Works 6.0. This converter has been tested with Works 4.5, Works 2000, Word 97, and Word 2000 running on Microsoft Windows® 98 and Windows Me.

The Works Mail Merge patch enables users of Works 6.0 and Works 2000 to open mail merge documents created in Works 4x. The mail merge fields are preserved. You can merge from Works databases with field names that include punctuation and spaces. This patch has been tested with Works 2000 and Works 6.0 running on Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000.

The patch for the Microsoft Clip Gallery 5.0 addresses a vulnerability that could cause a buffer overrun in Clip Art Gallery. The buffer overrun could cause Clip Gallery 5.0 to stop responding, or it could allow the execution of arbitrary code on a user's computer. This arbitrary code, embedded by a malicious user within a file downloaded by Clip Art Gallery to the user's computer, could be harmful, damaging information stored on the computer.

The Works 2000 to Word Converter enables users of Word 2000, Word 97, or Works 4.x to open Works 2000 word-processing files. This converter has been tested with Works 4.0, Works 4.5, Works 2000, Word 97, and Word 2000 running on Windows 98 and Windows Me.

If you're using year 2000 dates in your Works Spreadsheet, you need the Y2K update for Works 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.5 (English versions only).

This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.....

When you try to install Microsoft Works Suite 2005, the I Agree and Next buttons do not appear on the End User License Agreement (EULA) screen. Instead, only the Exit Setup button appears on the EULA screen.

This article describes how to register Microsoft Works by using a Product ID (PID). Additionally, this article discusses the Product ID numbers that cannot be used, such as OEM or earlier versions of Works.

After you install Microsoft Works 8.0 or Microsoft Works 7.0 and then try to check the spelling of an e-mail message in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0, the Spelling command on the Tools menu is not available.

This article is a step-by-step guide about how to perform a mail merge in Microsoft Works 7.0 and Microsoft Works 8.0. Additionally, a video is provided later in this article to guide you through the mail merge.