Question re Works

pdsnickles

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Do Works questions go here or ?

I got Works, not Word with my new computer.
Every time I copy and paste something from a web site - mostly words, but also a jpg or two - into a new Works document, it immediately crashes.

I used to be able to do this with Word. Am I to believe that I canNOT do this with Works, or is this a bug, or ???

If I cannot do this with Works, is there a free or cheap writing app that I can use to do this with? I often like to copy things from the web into a document for my own keeping, as opposed to just bookmarking it, because it may disappear from the web page.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    DELL XPS 430
    CPU
    Intel Core™2 Q8200 Quad-Core (4MB L2 cache,2.33GHz,133
    Motherboard
    7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
    Memory
    6GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 4 DIMMs
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256MB Graphics (Integrated)
    Sound Card
    Integrated 7.1 Audio (IDT/Sigmatel 6.10.0.6017)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell -1901FP Flat Panel LCD Color Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1024 x 768 32 bit
    Hard Drives
    750 gig SATA 7200 C drive
    External Seagate 160gig
    " Western Book 160 gig
    " Hitachi 250 gig
    ALL USB except C drive
    Keyboard
    Logitech ITough Multimedia
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse Trackball - (best design ever made!)
    Internet Speed
    ATT Yahoo Elite DSL 4797kbps down, 624kbps up
I'm surprised that Works is still being offered.
I presume you have the latest version. [I have a mate who was using an older version of Works [ spreadsheet ] & he had to download a MS compatibility pack, File format converter, to allow it to operate properly on his Vista 64-bit system.]

Some time ago I read of a similar prob to yours & this fiddly fix was suggested - "paste what you want onto Notepad, copy it from there, and then paste it into Works."
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-1005TX .
    CPU
    IntelCore [email protected] x2
    Memory
    4.00 GB installed, max capacity 8 GB.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT & 512MB DDR2 dedicated graphics mem.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.0" diagonal WXGA + High definition brightview widescreen infinity display.
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    SPECS.
    Drive 1. 298.09 GB Fujitzu MHZ2320BH G2 ATA Device
    Drive 2. [ All as above.]

    CONFIG. C:\287.65 GB, D:\298.09 GB, E:\10.44 GB.
    Case
    Laptop / notebook.
    Cooling
    Stock.
    Keyboard
    IBM enhanced
    Mouse
    Synaptics PS/2 Port touch pad.
    Internet Speed
    ADSL [ Too slow.]
    Other Info
    Webcam.
I thought Works went the way of the Dodo..or at least the way of GWBush..it was of no use anymore! I'm reasonably sure that your problem is outdated software..so your choices would be to either buy a copy of Windows Office 2007 or the free way with Open Office.Org..(their latest is 3.xx).The latter is your best bet IMHO..and it is totally compatible with MS Office/Word etc.:)
 

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