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Windows 98 and Excel
I have Windows 98 on my home computer. I received an
Excel spreadsheet and cannot open it in Works. What do I need to do to open the xls spreadsheet and work with it, i.e., simple functions like sorting? |
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Windows 98 and Excel
The simple answer is that you need Excel to "work" with it. You can get a
free excel viewer but that's all you can do. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software wrote in message ... I have Windows 98 on my home computer. I received an Excel spreadsheet and cannot open it in Works. What do I need to do to open the xls spreadsheet and work with it, i.e., simple functions like sorting? |
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Windows 98 and Excel
"Don Guillett" wrote...
The simple answer is that you need Excel to "work" with it. You can get a free excel viewer but that's all you can do. .... No. To be precise, one needs a spreadsheet program that can open .XLS files to work with them. There are several shareware and freeware spreadsheet and integrated programs that can do so. The most widely used now would be OpenOffice, which can be downloaded (warning: it's a BIG download) from http://www.openoffice.org. It the OP only wants to do simple things with the ..XLS file, this is a much less costly alternative to buying Microsoft Office, even an older version through eBay. |
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Windows 98 and Excel
You could use the shareware (but not 'crippled' in any way) spreadsheet
program available from the following URL: http://www.byedesign.freeserve.co.uk/ It can open Excel workbooks, and has many functions that are the same as and/or compatible with Excel. One big advantage over OpenOffice is that it is a small (+/- 500 Kb) download. It obviously won't have all the "bells and whistles" that Excel does, but may be satisfactory for your requirements. Cheers, John "Harlan Grove" wrote in message ... "Don Guillett" wrote... The simple answer is that you need Excel to "work" with it. You can get a free excel viewer but that's all you can do. ... No. To be precise, one needs a spreadsheet program that can open .XLS files to work with them. There are several shareware and freeware spreadsheet and integrated programs that can do so. The most widely used now would be OpenOffice, which can be downloaded (warning: it's a BIG download) from http://www.openoffice.org. It the OP only wants to do simple things with the .XLS file, this is a much less costly alternative to buying Microsoft Office, even an older version through eBay. |
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