Opening Microsoft Project Files On Mac

As Microsoft Project app is not available in Mac, we cannot open a project file in mac even if we have the license. Thanks for your understanding. Regards, Ran.

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  1. Just follow these instructions to install Microsoft Project on Mac. Make sure you have plenty of hard drive space. We’d recommend at least 30GB to give Parallels, Windows, Office and Project plenty of space to install on your Mac. Basically, the more space you have on your hard drive.
  2. ProjectLibre has a lengthy list of Fortune 500, Government, small business and non-profits utilizing our comprehensive project management features. ProjectLibre has been translated into 20 languages. ProjectLibre is compatible with Microsoft Project 2003, 2007 and 2010 files. You can simply open them on Linux, Mac OS or Windows.

A colleague recently asked for assistance with opening a particular document, which was created using Microsoft Works. Microsoft Works had a long run as a lower-cost alternative to Microsoft’s Office for Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS, and was available in one version or another for about twenty years between 1988 and 2008. As a consequence, a number of older PCs still have it installed and Mac users will occasionally receive Works documents. Unfortunately, Microsoft Works was not ported to the Mac so it can be difficult to open these files.

After talking with my colleague and researching this issue, I found two ways (one is free, the other is using a paid application) to open Microsoft Works files. For more details, see below the jump.

The non-free way is to use Works Document Viewer for Mac. This is an application which allows Works documents to be opened for viewing and also converted to another format. It’s available on the Mac App Store via the link below:

The free way leverages the Zamzar.com file conversion site. See below for the procedure to use:

1. Change the document’s file extension from .wps to .doc.

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2. Open a web browser and go to the following site: http://www.zamzar.com

3. Select the Works document.

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4. Select the format you want to convert the document to.

5. Enter a convenient email address where Zamzar can email you about the converted file.

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6. When all is set as desired, click the Convert button.

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7. Zamzar will convert the Works file to the desired format and email you a download link.

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8. Once downloaded, you should be able to open the Works document.

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