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please help me open file with the XLS extenstion.
I got a document with the xls. file. I can't open. Downloaded the file
converter from Windows, now how do I open? Thanks Weeziek |
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please help me open file with the XLS extenstion.
Have you installed it?
-- Ted Zieglar "Weeziek" wrote in message ... I got a document with the xls. file. I can't open. Downloaded the file converter from Windows, now how do I open? Thanks Weeziek |
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please help me open file with the XLS extenstion.
Free Excel Viewer
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=EN -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Weeziek" wrote: | I got a document with the xls. file. I can't open. Downloaded the file | converter from Windows, now how do I open? Thanks Weeziek |
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please help me open file with the XLS extenstion.
Double click on the downloaded file viewer
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=EN and this will ask if you want to install the program. Answer yes and install the viewer. If you downloaded a converter, that sounds like the wrong type of program. A converter would be used to allow a program you already have to open a new file type. For instance, if you had Lotus 123, a converter would allow that program to open an EXCEL xls file. The viewer is a stand-alone program that will allow you to open and read/print the file, but not edit or change the xls file. Once you have the viewer installed you should be able to just double click the xls file. -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. "Weeziek" wrote in message ... |I got a document with the xls. file. I can't open. Downloaded the file | converter from Windows, now how do I open? Thanks Weeziek |
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please help me open file with the XLS extenstion.
No, I guess I haven't. I just downloaded. How do I go about installing?
Sorry to be so illiterate.Weeziek "Ted Zieglar" wrote: Have you installed it? -- Ted Zieglar "Weeziek" wrote in message ... I got a document with the xls. file. I can't open. Downloaded the file converter from Windows, now how do I open? Thanks Weeziek |
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please help me open file with the XLS extenstion.
Double click the downloaded file. Follow the prompts.
"Weeziek" wrote in message ... | No, I guess I haven't. I just downloaded. How do I go about installing? | Sorry to be so illiterate.Weeziek | | "Ted Zieglar" wrote: | | Have you installed it? | -- | Ted Zieglar | | | "Weeziek" wrote in message | ... | I got a document with the xls. file. I can't open. Downloaded the file | converter from Windows, now how do I open? Thanks Weeziek | | | |
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please help me open file with the XLS extenstion.
To 'download' means to transfer something from a remote computer to a local
computer. A 'local computer' is another way of saying your computer. A 'remote computer' is every other computer connected to the same network that your computer is connected to. The Internet is actually a vast network of computers. Every time you get on the Internet, you are a local computer on that network. You downloaded the file viewer from a remote computer - in this case, the computer belonged to Microsoft. So, when you downloaded the file viewer, you transferred a copy of the file viewer from a remote computer belonging to Microsoft to your local computer. You see, once you get past the jargon, the concept is easy to understand. What you downloaded is not the file viewer itself, but the installer for the file viewer. An installer is software that installs something on your computer. Think of it like this: You can buy new brake pads for your car, but they won't do you any good just sitting there in the box. The installer is like the mechanic who installs the brake pads. Sometimes I think computer-ese qualifies as a separate language. Especially when you read press releases from Microsoft. But I digress. To summon this mechanic, you double-click on the installer. That starts the installation process. Once the file viewer is installed on your computer, you can start to use it. Two tips: 1. When you download an installer, remember where it landed. In order to double-click on the file, you have to know where on your computer to find it. 2. During your long and illustrious computer career you will download piles of installers, for such things as software upgrades and drivers. Keep all your installers in one folder, so you'll always know where to find them. For example, I keep all my installers in a separate folder under My Documents. This also makes it easier to back up the installers. -- Ted Zieglar "Weeziek" wrote in message ... No, I guess I haven't. I just downloaded. How do I go about installing? Sorry to be so illiterate.Weeziek "Ted Zieglar" wrote: Have you installed it? -- Ted Zieglar "Weeziek" wrote in message ... I got a document with the xls. file. I can't open. Downloaded the file converter from Windows, now how do I open? Thanks Weeziek |
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