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  1. 1st Jun 2004 12:48 #1
    piano632
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    Is it possible to read a .XLS file without having Excel software? Someone sent me a file and I need to read it, but I certainly don't want to buy anything for only 1 file. My OS is WinXP.
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    non that I know of, see if they can resend it as a CSV file.
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    Get Excel Viewer. It's free from MS.
    You can't edit/change nor save anything, but you can view .xls files.
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4EB83149-91DA-4110-8595-4A960...displaylang=EN
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  4. 1st Jun 2004 16:58 #4
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    I tried Excel Viewer before posting this thread, but it doesn't work with WinXP.
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    Does openoffice include a spreadsheet app?, if so i think it works with ms formats.

    EDIT : checked openoffice.org, and it does support reasonable complexity and lower .xls files.
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    second vote for OpenOffice - I've had no problems transferring Excel spreadsheets to and from OO Calc.
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    either that or get a close friend who has excell to open it for you
    they can then export it to something universal, like html which you can access easly.
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    Originally Posted by piano632
    I tried Excel Viewer before posting this thread, but it doesn't work with WinXP.
    Funny, it works on MY XP
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    Oh for the...

    Have them send it to you as a PDF if all you need to do is view the thing. If you need to make changes to it then you're going to need Excel anyway.
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    Never mind. He re-sent it as HTML. Thanks anyways.
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    Originally Posted by piano632
    I tried Excel Viewer before posting this thread, but it doesn't work with WinXP.
    Have you tried running it in compatibility mode?
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