How can I open an attachment sent in xls without Msoffice

[Eldegar]

I received an attachment to an email that quotes a salary, but was apparently
sent from a microsoft spreadsheet and I cant seem to figure out how to open
it. (Most of what I know, I have learned on my own, so please put the answer
in simple terms) Thanks for your help

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

In order to open an Excel document (.XLS), you'll have to purchase
and install Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Office. If you wish
to only open and view an Excel document, and not make any
changes, you can download a free Excel viewer.

Excel Viewer 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...F4-996C-4569-B547-75EDBD03AAF0&displaylang=en

Office 2003 Editions Product Information
http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/default.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| I received an attachment to an email that quotes a salary, but was apparently
| sent from a microsoft spreadsheet and I cant seem to figure out how to open
| it. (Most of what I know, I have learned on my own, so please put the answer
| in simple terms) Thanks for your help

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Download and install the free Excel 2003 Viewer from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...f4-996c-4569-b547-75edbd03aaf0&displaylang=EN .

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

This will work if you have Windows XP or 2000. If you have an older
computer, you'll need the older version of the viewer.

 

[Timothy L]

You can download the old Microsoft Excel Viewer 97 at one of these locations. Please note that the
Microsoft.com link is a direct download link.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/excel2000/Xlviewer/2000/WIN98/EN-US/xlViewer.exe

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?fid=5257


System Requirements for the old Microsoft Excel Viewer 97 can found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/273711/

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This will work if you have Windows XP or 2000. If you have an older
computer, you'll need the older version of the viewer.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Download and install the free Excel 2003 Viewer from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...f4-996c-4569-b547-75edbd03aaf0&displaylang=EN .

 

[neergqj]

Another option is to use OpenOffice. You can find it at OpenOffice.org.
It is a suite of programs that do the Word, Excel & PowerPoint thing
and can read and write in a variety of formats. It's free, too.

I used it for about 2 years while I got the courage to pony up the big
bucks for MS Office. It's OK, a little weird in some of the conventions
& menu structures, but it was free.