Editing Microsoft Works (section)

==Features==
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[[File:Installation Disc Microsoft Works & Microsoft Money.jpg|thumb|An installation disc of Microsoft Works 4.0 with [[Microsoft Money]] 95]]
Microsoft Works has built-in compatibility for the Microsoft Office document formats ({{mono|.DOC}} and {{mono|.XLS}}), including, but not limited to, the ability of the Works Word Processor to open [[Microsoft Word]] documents and the ability of the Works Spreadsheet to open [[Microsoft Excel]] workbooks. In the final version (Version 9.0), the [[Windows 95]]-era icons and toolbars are not updated to make them consistent with later application software.

While its utility for larger organizations is limited by its use of incompatible [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] native {{mono|.WKS}} (spreadsheet), {{mono|.WDB}} (database), and {{mono|.WPS}} (word processor) file formats, the simplicity of integrating database/spreadsheet data into word processor documents (e.g., [[mail merge]]) allow it to remain an option for some small and home-based business owners. Version 4.5a is particularly noted in this respect.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} The database management system, while a "[[flat file database|flat file]]" (i.e., non-[[Relational Database|relational]]) allows the novice user to perform complex transformations through formulas (which use standard algebraic syntax and can be self-referential) and user-defined reports that can be copied as text to the clipboard. A 'Works Portfolio' utility offers [[Microsoft Binder]]-like functionality.

By installing the [[Office 2007|2007 Office System]] Compatibility Pack, the Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet can import and export [[Office Open XML]] document formats, although they will be converted rather than being operated upon natively. The Works Calendar can store appointments, integrates with the [[Windows Address Book]], as well as Address Book's successor, Windows Contacts, and can remind users of birthdays and anniversaries. It supports importing and exporting [[iCalendar]] ({{mono|.ICS}}) files. It does not support subscribing to iCalendar files or publishing them online via [[WebDAV]]. Up to version 8, using the Works Task Launcher, the calendar and contacts from [[Windows Address Book]] could be synchronized with portable devices. In Works 9.0, the sync capability has been removed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2007 |title=Works 9 Does Not Support Synchronizing the Works Calendar and the Address Book Together with Portable Devices |url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940004/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311051407/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940004 |archive-date=2008-03-11 |access-date=2008-01-29 |website=Support.Microsoft.com |publisher=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref>