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How can a file with 123 extension be opened
Is there a Lotus viewer that allows someone usining Office to open and save
Lotus 123 files as Excel files? Many thanks! |
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How can a file with 123 extension be opened
Peter Cox wrote...
Is there a Lotus viewer that allows someone usining Office to open and save Lotus 123 files as Excel files? It's called Lotus 123. Flippancy aside, there used to be a 123 viewer, but it only displayed 123 files. It didn't convert them. AFAIK, your choices are 1. Lotus 123 itself from version 9.6 on (when Lotus introed 65,536 rows), 2. Corel Quattro Pro from version 10 (WordPerfect Office 2002) on, 3. DataViz ConversionPlus, 4. ABC Amber Lotus Converter. None are free. #2 (from auction sites) or #4 would be cheapest. OpenOffice 2.0 and Gnumeric claim to have .123 file import filters, but there are problems with both. |
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How can a file with 123 extension be opened
KeyView for Lotus?
ftp://ftp.lotus.com/pub/lotusweb/pro...te/kvlot32.exe Anyway... OpenOffice.org 2.0 can open and convert Lotus files ending in .wk1, .wks, and .123. OpenOffice.org is a free open source office suite alternative which can create, open, edit, and save Microsoft Word Documents (.doc), Microsoft Word Templates (.dot), Microsoft Excel Worksheets (.xls), Microsoft Excel Templates (.xlt), Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations (.ppt), Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Shows (.pps), and Microsoft PowerPoint Templates (.pot). Information about OpenOffice.org can be found at, well... http://www.openoffice.org/ The latest stable release (at the time of this post) is OpenOffice.org 2.0. You can download it he http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.0/index.html During installation of OpenOffice.org, you will be asked if you want OpenOffice.org to automatically open Microsoft Word Documents, Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets, and Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations. As long as you make sure that these options are NOT checked when you get to this step, OpenOffice.org won't make these changes and the Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint (full version or the viewer) will remain the default for opening these files. This is documented in the Setup Guide for OpenOffice.org 2.0 on page 26. Installation manuals, setup guides, user guides, etc. for OpenOffice.org can be found he http://documentation.openoffice.org/index.html To view PDF files, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it he http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html NOTE 1: The project and software are informally referred to as "OpenOffice", but project organizers report that this term is a trademark held by another party, requiring them to adopt "OpenOffice.org" as its formal name (abbreviated as "OOo"). NOTE 2: OpenOffice.org is NOT developed or supported by Microsoft. How to open a Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet (ending in .123) in OpenOffice.org 2.0 and convert it to a Microsoft Excel Worksheet (.xls): If you are on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you WILL need to log in as an Administrator prior to installing OpenOffice.org 2.0. If you haven't already done so, download OpenOffice.org 2.0 from he http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.0/index.html Open the downloaded file and go through the installation process. AFTER OpenOffice.org 2.0 has been installed... Click the "Start" button (to bring up the Start Menu), point to "Programs", then point to "OpenOffice.org 2.0" and click on "OpenOffice.org Writer". If you are using Windows XP and don't see "Programs" under the Start Menu, look for "All Programs" instead. In other words: Click the "Start" button (to bring up the Start Menu), point to "All Programs", then point to "OpenOffice.org 2.0" and click on "OpenOffice.org Writer". If this is the first time you are running OpenOffice.org, you will be given a welcome screen where you WILL need to "Scroll Down" and "Accept" a license agreement, enter your name, etc. The last part is for registration and is NOT required. In OpenOffice.org Writer, click "File" and then click "Open...". At the bottom of the "Open" dialog, you will find a selection list with the text "Files of type:" to the left of it with "All files (*.*)" selected. Lets be a bit more specific, so click on the arrow pointing down and choose "Lotus 1-2-3 (.wk1,*.wks,*.123)" from the list. Find your file, single click on it and click the "Open" button. After the file loads, click "File" and then click "Save As...". Near the bottom of the Save As dialog box, you will find a selection list with the text "Save as type:" to the left of it. Click on the arrow pointing down and choose "Microsoft Excel 97/2000/XP (.xls)". Choose a location to save the file and click the "Save" button. Now open the newly created Microsoft Excel Worksheet in Microsoft Excel as you normally would open any other Microsoft Excel Worksheet. I don't know how well this will convert your Lotus 1-2-3 file, but I hope it helps. Additional notes: Alternatively, you can open a file in OpenOffice.org by right-clicking the OpenOffice.org Quickstarter icon (in the system tray) and choose "Open Document". The OpenOffice.org Quickstarter icon automatically loads after OpenOffice.org has been started for the first time and will continue to load every time Windows is started. This can be disabled in OpenOffice.org under Tools - Options... - Memory. -- Please post all replies to the newsgroup for the benefit of others. Requests for assistance by email will NOT be acknowledged! "Harlan Grove" wrote in message oups.com... Peter Cox wrote... Is there a Lotus viewer that allows someone usining Office to open and save Lotus 123 files as Excel files? It's called Lotus 123. Flippancy aside, there used to be a 123 viewer, but it only displayed 123 files. It didn't convert them. AFAIK, your choices are 1. Lotus 123 itself from version 9.6 on (when Lotus introed 65,536 rows), 2. Corel Quattro Pro from version 10 (WordPerfect Office 2002) on, 3. DataViz ConversionPlus, 4. ABC Amber Lotus Converter. None are free. #2 (from auction sites) or #4 would be cheapest. OpenOffice 2.0 and Gnumeric claim to have .123 file import filters, but there are problems with both. |
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How can a file with 123 extension be opened
Look under "Featured Downloads" for "Document viewing with Verity KeyView"
http://lotus.com/products/product2.nsf/wdocs/sslibrary The "setup32.exe" link points to the URL I replied with. -- Please post all replies to the newsgroup for the benefit of others. Requests for assistance by email will NOT be acknowledged! "Timothy L" wrote in message ... KeyView for Lotus? ftp://ftp.lotus.com/pub/lotusweb/pro...te/kvlot32.exe |
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How can a file with 123 extension be opened
OpenOffice 2.0 and Gnumeric claim to have .123 file import filters, but there are problems with both. Gnumeric as-of version 1.6.0 should have a decent .123 import. 1.6.1 (whenever it gets released) will be a good deal better. Morten |
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