( 72 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 6 2009
Anyone who doesn't have Microsoft Works on their computer should. I use it for work sometimes, I use it to store important docs and notices (i.e. address changes with creditors) I use it for photo editing. Also, I can use wordpad (or more likely word processor) to write and store my stories and poetry, as does my son. Someday, Works will help us to become famous!!! Works does.... works WORKS!!
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Posted: Aug 3 2009
I've not been a fan of Works, but my company has it at the office. I purchased it so I could work on files at home, but haven't been able to do that yet. Maybe because the office application was Works 2003, and I tried to use an existing DB, I don't know, but we lost some columns that were critical and haven't been able to restore the file.
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Posted: Jul 15 2009
Works 9.0 came "free" on my new computer. Since I ran out of Office 2003 licenses and never liked Office 2007, I decided to use Works 9.0 for a while, knowing it was nothing like Office 2003. For basic tasks -- appointments, word processing (as long as you're not trying to write a book), spreadsheets (as long as you don't need multiple worksheets or complicated formulas), and very simple database tasks -- it works surprisingly well, and the interface is very easy to learn. What also surprised me was how fast and stable the program is. I now simply leave it open all the time. I like the project-based approach, whereby you pick a project theme that came with the software. Of course, if you need serious office-suite features, nothing can beat the real Office, which is not that more expensive for the Home and Student edition. [...] But Works 9.0 comes free with most computer purchases, so if your workprocessing and spreadsheet needs are basic, it's a great value that can't be beat.
