Looking for Excel compatible freeware program

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I need to help someone out with their bookkeeping.
They keep their data on Excel spreadsheets.
But I don't have Excel on my machine.

Is there a freeware program that is functionally equivalent to Excel
and is able to read-from and write-to Excel files
so that I can pick up files created with Excel, update them,
and resave them so that Excel can read them?
 
wylbur37 said:
I need to help someone out with their bookkeeping.
They keep their data on Excel spreadsheets.
But I don't have Excel on my machine.

Is there a freeware program that is functionally equivalent to Excel
and is able to read-from and write-to Excel files
so that I can pick up files created with Excel, update them,
and resave them so that Excel can read them?
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OpenOffice.org can use Excel as its default spreadsheet format

www.openoffice.org
 
wylbur37 said:
I need to help someone out with their bookkeeping.
They keep their data on Excel spreadsheets.
But I don't have Excel on my machine.

Is there a freeware program that is functionally equivalent to Excel
and is able to read-from and write-to Excel files
so that I can pick up files created with Excel, update them,
and resave them so that Excel can read them?
Click to expand...

Do you have MSWorks? The SS there can be used.

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wylbur37 said:
I need to help someone out with their bookkeeping.
They keep their data on Excel spreadsheets.
But I don't have Excel on my machine.

Is there a freeware program that is functionally equivalent to Excel
and is able to read-from and write-to Excel files
so that I can pick up files created with Excel, update them,
and resave them so that Excel can read them?
Click to expand...

OpenOffice Spreadsheet?
 
(e-mail address removed) (wylbur37) wrote in
I need to help someone out with their bookkeeping.
They keep their data on Excel spreadsheets.
But I don't have Excel on my machine.

Is there a freeware program that is functionally equivalent to Excel
and is able to read-from and write-to Excel files
so that I can pick up files created with Excel, update them,
and resave them so that Excel can read them?
Click to expand...

602 pc suite:

http://www.software602.com/products/pcs/
 
If this meets your needs, it is a much smaller download than Open
Office. I use it all the time. It is nagware, but PTFB takes care of
that!

Spread32 v1.09 [292k] + Small but powerful spreadsheet program. Import
& export standard Excel, Pocket Excel and CSV files. CE & shareware (no
nags) versions also available.

http://www.tinyapps.org/text.html
 
dadiOH said:
Do you have MSWorks? The SS there can be used.
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I don't seem to have MS Works (even though I have Windows XP Pro, and
some people say that it's widely distributed).

Where can I get MS Works if I don't already have it?
 
wylbur37 said:
I don't seem to have MS Works (even though I have Windows XP Pro,
and some people say that it's widely distributed).

Where can I get MS Works if I don't already have it?
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From MS or most any computer store...it isn't a freebie. However, the
following Google search has a link under "sponsored links" offering an old
version (4.0) for $5.00.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ms+works

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dadiOH
_____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.0...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
____________________________
 
If this meets your needs, it is a much smaller download than Open
Office. I use it all the time.

Spread32 v1.09 [292k] + Small but powerful spreadsheet program. Import
& export standard Excel, Pocket Excel and CSV files. CE & shareware (no
nags) versions also available.
Click to expand...

Thanks very much for recommending Spread32.
I downloaded it, tried it, and it looks very nice.
It has a clean, solid, well-designed "feel" about it.

Before this, I had tried the Sphygmic Spreadsheet and found that
it doesn't seem to display longfilenames.
I had also downloaded some sample .XLS files from random websites
to use as testing, and Sphygmic could not load (i.e., open and display)
any of them.
But when I used Spread32, it opened all of them!

Thanks again!
 
wylbur37 wrote:
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Thanks very much for recommending Spread32.
I downloaded it, tried it, and it looks very nice.
It has a clean, solid, well-designed "feel" about it.

Before this, I had tried the Sphygmic Spreadsheet and found that
it doesn't seem to display longfilenames.
I had also downloaded some sample .XLS files from random websites
to use as testing, and Sphygmic could not load (i.e., open and display)
any of them.
But when I used Spread32, it opened all of them!

Thanks again!
Click to expand...

You're welcome. It is a good rugged program. But if you use it a lot,
the constant nagging is a pain, and I suggest this as a remedy:

Push That Freakin' Button (PTFB)
(Freeware) (last freeware version)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000
Languages: English
Description: Push the Freakin' Button (or PTFB for short) is a button
pressing utility. PTFB runs in the background - usually its only
on-screen presence is a mouse-shaped task bar icon. When a dialog
causes irritation, you simply tell PTFB which button should be pressed,
and it will handle the dialog in future. By default, PTFB is cautious -
a dialog has to be a perfect match for its hitlist entry before any
buttons will be pressed. But it can be set to be less strict, allowing
a range of similar dialogs to be handled from one hitlist entry. Main
Features: Simple drag-drop interface for adding buttons to the
"hit-list". Buttons will only be pressed once per appearance - no
pressing frenzy if button does not dismiss the dialog. Task bar icon
for easy access and notification of impending button press.
Configurable press delay and three methods of identifying potential
targets.
Company: -- Author: Paul A. Roberts
download 1.06.4 (2003-12) (PTFB1064.zip) (461 KB)
http://www.tlhouse.co.uk/PTFBPro/PTFB1064.zip
alternate download page 1.06.4 (2003-12) (PTFB1064.zip) (461 KB)
ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/.disk0/filepilot/windows/desktoptools/ptfb/
Home Page ($ware version):
http://www.tlhouse.co.uk/
(desc. rev.: 2004-09-26)
 
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