How-to articles

• Minimum system requirements for Works 9
  Describes the minimum system requirements for Microsoft Works 9.
• How to create a custom template and how to delete a default template in Works 9
  Describes how to create a custom template and how to remove a default template in Works 9. Describes the error messages that you may receive in Works 9 programs such as Word Processor, Spreadsheet, and other programs when you delete a default template.
• Some programs are not removed when you uninstall Works 9
  Lists the programs that are not removed when you uninstall Microsoft Works 9. To uninstall these programs, use the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel.
• Microsoft Draw and Word Art have been removed from Works 8.5 and from later versions of Works
  Explains that the Microsoft Draw and Word Art features have been removed from Works 8.5 and from Works 9.
• How to import contacts from a Works 9 database or from a spreadsheet into Windows Contacts
  Describes the method that you can use to export a Works 9 database or a spreadsheet file into a CSV file and then import that file into Windows Contacts in Windows Vista.
• Works 9 keeps programs that are installed by earlier versions of Works Suite
  Programs that are installed by earlier versions of Microsoft Works Suite are still available through the Works Task Launcher after you upgrade to Microsoft Works 9.
• How to open a Works 6.0, a Works 7.0, a Works 8.0, or a Works 9.0 word processing document in Word
  Describes how to use Word to open a document that was created in Works 6.0, in Works 7.0, in Works 8.0, or in Works 9.0. You can save the document as a Word document (.doc) or save the document as a Works word processing document (.wps).
• How to change the default font in the Word Processor when you use Microsoft Works
  This article describes how to change the default font in the Word Processor when you use Microsoft Works.
• How to perform a mail merge in Works 9
  Describes how to perform a mail merge by using a Works database or spreadsheet file, the Windows XP Address Book, or the Windows Vista Contacts, as the source.
• File formats that are supported in Works 9
  Describes the file formats that are supported in Microsoft Works 9.
• Works 9 does not support synchronizing the Works Calendar and the Address Book together with portable devices
  Describes that synchronization of the Works Calendar and the Address Book together with portable devices is not supported in Works 9.