Author Topic: Opening an Excel spreadsheet.. (Read 6167 times)

Gary S · « **on:** July 08, 2003, 09:22:00 PM »

My wife has currently been having to work with spreadsheets using MS "Excel".

She would like to bea able to work on them at home but....we don't have Excel, Word or
Microsoft Office. The files she has have the ".xls" suffix.

Appleworks can't translate it. I was wondering if anyone knows a way.

TIA

kps · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2003, 09:46:30 PM »

You could get MESA for $39.00. I bought a license a while back before I got Office. It's compatible with MS Excel files.

You could also get some free opensource UNIX spreadsheets, but that would mean installing X11 and/or fink... actually Fink would be the way to go...

Here's one: "abs"

Hopefuly there's a simpler workaround for you...

Toad · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2003, 11:13:23 PM »

Try ThinkFree Office. It's a substitute for MS Office. It's written in Java so is slower but I find it a good substitute. You can download a 30 day free trial from their website, www.thinkfree.com. The package is only $49.

Hope this helps.

kelly · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2003, 11:22:25 PM »

Hello Toad. Welcome to the Forum.

Is that a Dual Gig MDD or QuickSilver?

Gary S · « **Reply #4 on:** July 09, 2003, 11:55:28 AM »

Thanks Toad.

Wecome to TS.

That "ThinkFree Office" looks like it may be the way to go.

jepinto · « **Reply #5 on:** July 09, 2003, 10:26:38 PM »

I've found that Appleworks opens Excel worksheet. On 9.1 I have version 6.2.3. And AW will Save As Excel worksheets.

Open AW. File>Open, navigate to the Excel worksheet location, now CHANGE via the pull down menu, the "File Format" to "All Available", you should now see the file you wish to open.

Bill · « **Reply #6 on:** July 10, 2003, 12:26:02 AM »

I've these in my AWs 6.2.7=Jag
Gary.

atjurhs · « **Reply #7 on:** July 10, 2003, 08:51:19 AM »

OpenOffice is FREE!

But OpenOffice runs under X11, oh yea, that's FREE too

Thomas S. England · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2003, 09:42:40 AM »

Not sure is you are using Appleworks in OS X, but if so, try this.

Open Appleworks, then go to File>Open. When the navagation box comes up, change the "File Format" selection from Appleworks to All Available.

Or, you can scroll down to select Excel spreadsheets.

I suspect this will help--why Appleworks is the default (with no apparent way to change that) makes no sense to me.

Bill · « **Reply #9 on:** July 10, 2003, 11:22:10 AM »

Well? <gr>

~~ or do I need to bring up your photo thread back up ~~

Gary S · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2003, 11:41:40 AM »

I have Appleworks 6.2.4.

I did the Open AW. File>Open, navigate to the Excel worksheet location, now CHANGE via the pull down menu, the "File Format" to "All Available", you should now see the file you wish to open.

When I hit open Appleworks gives me the message, "The translator could not read this file".

I'm going to keep trying for a bit. Thanks.

Gary S · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2003, 11:51:23 AM »

One other piece of info,

When I "get info" on the Excel doc it says it's an "Excel 5.0 spreadsheet".

Don't know why it won't open.

Bill · « **Reply #12 on:** July 10, 2003, 12:03:30 PM »

6.2.4. <-your talking OS 9 correct?

Gary S · « **Reply #13 on:** July 10, 2003, 12:34:53 PM »

Bill,
Yes, that's on OS9.1.

I put it over on OS 10.2.6, where I have Appleworks 6.2.7.

I'll let you know.

Bill · « **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2003, 12:36:27 PM »

Jumped over to 9. Guess I was wrong on 6.2.4. being a 9.
I've 6.2.3. there.

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