Interactive spreadsheet for the web

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I built an interactive speadsheet for the internet in Excel XP and it works
and looks fine from my PC, but when I go to another PC that doesn't have
Office XP on it, I get an error message that states I need some kind of
component to properly view the spreadsheet. Is this something I can get and
if so, will it run from the server or does it need to be offered as a
download, plugin, or whatever? Any suggestions and/or help would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks!!!
 
The only way to install Office XP Web Components is as part of a full Office
XP installation. There is no way to install them by themselves.

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Jim Rech
Excel MVP
|I built an interactive speadsheet for the internet in Excel XP and it works
| and looks fine from my PC, but when I go to another PC that doesn't have
| Office XP on it, I get an error message that states I need some kind of
| component to properly view the spreadsheet. Is this something I can get
and
| if so, will it run from the server or does it need to be offered as a
| download, plugin, or whatever? Any suggestions and/or help would be
greatly
| appreciated. Thanks!!!
 
Jim,

If I understand you correctly, only people with XP will be able to view or
use the spreadsheet? This being true, should I redo the sheet in an earlier
version of Excel such as 98 or 2000 and if so which for maximum viewing?
 
If I understand you correctly, only people with XP will be able to view or
use the spreadsheet?

Right. And those with Office 2003 too.

Office 2000 was the first with web components. If more of your visitors are
likely to have 2000 than 2002 then go with that version. Of course those
users would have to have installed the components (it's not mandatory but I
think it's the default).

Another option is to just let people download your spreadsheet. Anyone with
Excel 97 and later would then be able to use it.

--
Jim Rech
Excel MVP
| Jim,
|
| If I understand you correctly, only people with XP will be able to view or
| use the spreadsheet? This being true, should I redo the sheet in an
earlier
| version of Excel such as 98 or 2000 and if so which for maximum viewing?
|
| "Jim Rech" wrote:
|
| > The only way to install Office XP Web Components is as part of a full
Office
| > XP installation. There is no way to install them by themselves.
| >
| > --
| > Jim Rech
| > Excel MVP
| > | > |I built an interactive speadsheet for the internet in Excel XP and it
works
| > | and looks fine from my PC, but when I go to another PC that doesn't
have
| > | Office XP on it, I get an error message that states I need some kind
of
| > | component to properly view the spreadsheet. Is this something I can
get
| > and
| > | if so, will it run from the server or does it need to be offered as a
| > | download, plugin, or whatever? Any suggestions and/or help would be
| > greatly
| > | appreciated. Thanks!!!
| >
| >
| >
 
Thanks for the info. Based on the facts, guess I'll have to do away with the
"interactivity" and just make a static sheet. Is OK but would have been nicer
the other way. Really appreciate the help.
 
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