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dave - 16 Jun 2004 00:33 GMT

I do not have excel loaded onto my computer. All I want
to be able to do is read xls. files from email sent to me
or xls. files from the internet. What do I need to do to
just read these simple files? Can I just download some
excel program, like adobe reader for pdf. files?

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Anne Troy - 16 Jun 2004 00:52 GMT

You can download OpenOffice for free from www.openoffice.org, and it'll open
Excel files.
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Hope this helps!
Anne Troy (better known as Dreamboat)
Web: www.VBAExpress.com
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> I do not have excel loaded onto my computer. All I want
> to be able to do is read xls. files from email sent to me
> or xls. files from the internet. What do I need to do to
> just read these simple files? Can I just download some
> excel program, like adobe reader for pdf. files?

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Norman Harker - 16 Jun 2004 01:04 GMT

Hi Dave!

You can open the file for just viewing file the Excel Viewer that is
downloadable from:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/xlviewer.aspx

It's a fair size download (3.8 MB)

Or you can get OpenOffice that will allow you to work on the file:

http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.1/index.html

That's a 63.5 MB download.

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Norman Harker MVP (Excel)
Sydney, Australia
njharker@optusnet.com.au

>I do not have excel loaded onto my computer. All I want
> to be able to do is read xls. files from email sent to me
> or xls. files from the internet. What do I need to do to
> just read these simple files? Can I just download some
> excel program, like adobe reader for pdf. files?

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Gord Dibben - 16 Jun 2004 01:13 GMT

Dave

Norman Harker just posted this in another NG.

You can open the file for just viewing file the Excel Viewer that is
downloadable from:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/xlviewer.aspx

It's a fair size download (3.8 MB)

Or you can get OpenOffice that will allow you to work on the file:

http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.1/index.html

That's a 63.5 MB download.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

>I do not have excel loaded onto my computer. All I want
>to be able to do is read xls. files from email sent to me
>or xls. files from the internet. What do I need to do to
>just read these simple files? Can I just download some
>excel program, like adobe reader for pdf. files?

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