Q. My HCC email has a .wps file attached. How do I open it?

.wps files are created using Microsoft Works - the Library doesn't have this program on the public computers, but Microsoft Word is available and it can be used to open this type of file:

• Open the email message.
• Right click on the file name.
• Click the "Save Link As" or "Save Target As" option.
• Make sure the "Save In" is set to Desktop and click the Save button.
• Open Microsoft Word.
• Click Open a file.
• Change the "Look In" to Desktop.
• Use the "Files of type" pulldown to choose "Works 6.0-9.0" - it may be near the bottom of the list.
• Your file should appear in the list of documents - click the name of your file and then the Open button.

Tip: You might want to use the "Save As" option to save the file as a Microsoft Word file - Word is the standard software at HCC and some professors will not accept electronic attachments if the file is not a Microsoft Word document.