Microsoft Excel in Microsoft works - how to open

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How do I open an Excel document using Microsoft Works spreadsheet. I do not
have Microsoft Excel.
 
Ask the person who created the excel document to save it to a version that Works
can open.

I don't use MSWorks, but I think that the old Lotus 123 .wks can be created by
Excel and read by MSWorks.

or...

The free viewer (no changes allowed) from Microsoft:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/officeupdate/CD011347961033.aspx

and the older version if you can't run the one above:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/excel2000/Xlviewer/2000/WIN98/EN-US/xlViewer.exe
(One line in your browser)

or...

Maybe a free spreadsheet program would work for you:
http://www.openoffice.org, a 60-65 meg download or a CD
 
Microsoft Works can open any Microsoft Excel 97, Microsoft Excel 2000, Microsoft Excel 2002 (XP), or Microsoft
Excel 2003 file.


How to open a Microsoft Excel file in Microsoft Works:

Start Microsoft Works Spreadsheet.

On the "File" menu, click "Open...".

In the Files of type box, select "Excel SS (*.xl*)"

Find and single click on the Microsoft Excel file, then click "Open".

Alternatively, you can double-click the Microsoft Excel file to open it.


NOTE: Works Spreadsheet opens only one Excel worksheet at a time. If an Excel workbook contains more than one
worksheet, Works Spreadsheet opens each worksheet as a separate file.



If you just need to view a Microsoft Excel file, I'd recommend that you download the Microsoft Excel Viewer.

NOTE: The Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 will NOT install under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition
(SE), Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), or Windows NT 4.0. If you are running any version of Microsoft
Windows that I have mentioned above, the you will need download and install the Microsoft Excel Viewer 97
instead or use OpenOffice.org.


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

View this: Opening a file when you don't have the program
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA012309001033.aspx

Share Excel files by using Excel Viewer 2003
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011620741033.aspx



In addition, you might find this Microsoft Knowledge Base Article helpful:

Works: Sharing Works Files with Other Programs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/271080/#XSLTH3126121122120121120120



Or you could download a free open source alternative such as OpenOffice.org which can create, open, edit, and
save Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets (.xls) and Microsoft Excel Templates (.xlt).

You find more information about OpenOffice.org at, well...
http://www.openoffice.org/

The latest stable release (at the time of this post) is OpenOffice.org 1.1.5. You can download it here:
http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.5/index.html


Other downloads can be found here:
http://download.openoffice.org/

And if you need a manual for OpenOffice.org (i.e. an installation manual), you can find them here:
http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/

NOTE: To view PDF files, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html




For anyone else who is looking for the old Microsoft Excel Viewer 97, you can download it 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


The system requirements for the Microsoft Excel Viewer 97 can found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/273711/
 
Ended up stumbling accross that method - thanks anyway for your assistance,
Regards,
Richard
 
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