XLS extension

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I am in a group in which one person insists on sending out information with
the "XLS" extension. I understand that this is an Excel program. Does anyone
know how I can convert (or something like that) this file so I can read it.
TIA
Dannie

 

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Free Excel Viewer
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4EB83149-91DA-4110-8595-4A960D3E1C7C&displaylang=EN

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"Dannie" wrote:

| I am in a group in which one person insists on sending out information with
| the "XLS" extension. I understand that this is an Excel program. Does anyone
| know how I can convert (or something like that) this file so I can read it.
| TIA
| Dannie

 

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"Dannie" <sloopoke.noname@nospam.optonline.net> wrote:

>I am in a group in which one person insists on sending out information with
>the "XLS" extension. I understand that this is an Excel program. Does anyone
>know how I can convert (or something like that) this file so I can read it.
>TIA
>Dannie
>
Best solution would be to download and install the free Excel viewer
program from Microsoft. Get if from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4eb83149-91da-4110-8595-4a960d3e1c7c&displaylang=en

That will allow you to view and to print these files. You will not be
able to modify them or to create new ones.

Good luck


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Dannie wrote:
> I am in a group in which one person insists on sending out
> information with the "XLS" extension. I understand that this is an
> Excel program. Does anyone know how I can convert (or something like
> that) this file so I can read it. TIA
> Dannie

Even better than the "viewer" solution - get Open Office
(www.openoffice.org) which will allow you to open, edit and save Excel
files. And it's FREE! (The latest version even has their version of Pivot
tables!)