Use of familiar windows app on mac

My PC came with MSWorks 4.5, which I've been using to create many helpful spreadsheet files.
If I buy a new Mac, can these files be "imported" to it so I can continue to access the existing files and create similar new ones?
If yes, what program would this newby need to use on the new Mac?
Thanks in advance for advice about potential change...
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You can use MacLInkPlus to convert the existing documents to another format, and convert other compatible documents into that format.
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