WPS 5 to 8 and 5.1. However, most work or personal programs that require Microsoft Works do not require it. Therefore, a single WPS file can be opened in Word 2023 and many other programs in the Office suite. This allows users of personal or corporate computers to open Microsoft Works 6.0 to 9.0 documents in Word 2023 with little effort. Microsoft Word 2023 comes with a WPS filter for WPS 5.12. However, Microsoft Word 2023 also comes with a Microsoft Works filter for Works versions 5 to 8. Note. Windows 7 and above only has the Works filter to 5.1. This means that if you have a WPS 5.1 file open in Word, then Word will open the file, but not open WPS 5.12. To open WPS 5.12 documents in Word, you should install MS Works 5.2 or later. 2. You can install the WDS filters on Windows Vista through to Windows 10 or download the latest version on the web. MS Word and MS Works can open WPS 5.0 to 9.0 documents. MS Office 2023 or later can open WPS 5.0 to 8.0, and MS Office 2023 or later can open WPS 5.1 documents. 3. However, if you have a WPS file open in Microsoft Office 2013, you can use any of the other Office suites as MS Office 2023 and Windows works. However, if the WPS files has the 'Works' filter then you will not be able to open those files in Word 2013. The 'Works' filter is not a requirement. But you might want to download the WPS 5-8 filter if you only want to open WPS 6.0 and later versions in Word 2013. In some cases, it is preferable for Microsoft to keep their own files open in Word to enable them to be edited, then to open the WPS 6.0 and later versions in Word. Microsoft Word 2023 is able to open WPS files provided that the proper filters are installed WPS Files in Word 2023 — MS Works (2013 for Windows 7) For each WPS file, Word can open the file using the default Word filter for this file type. Windows works WPS 4.0 to 7.0 can be opened using the WMS filter in Word 2023 for Windows 7, and the WPS 5.0 to 8.