Users should note that while most versions of Microsoft Word can open a WPS file along with Microsoft Publisher, but the format has been discontinued since 2006, and further replaced with the standard MS Word DOC format.
ຜູ້ໃຊ້ຄວນສັງເກດວ່າໃນຂະນະທີ່ສະບັບຫຼາຍທີ່ສຸດຂອງ Microsoft Word ສາມາດເປີດໄຟລ໌ WPS ພ້ອມກັບ Microsoft Publisher, ແຕ່ຮູບແບບໄດ້ຖືກຍົກເລີກຕັ້ງແຕ່ປີ 2006, ແລະການທົດແທນໃນຕໍ່ຫນ້າກັບຮູບແບບ DOC MS Word ມາດຕະຖານ.