Casual -

Excel can open "Read-only" Excel workbook XLS files.

You can check this for yourself. In Windows Explorer, right-click an XLS
file, select Properties, and check the Attributes box for "Read-only." Click
Apply and OK. Then launch Excel, and use Excel's File Open command to load
the file.

There is some other reason that you cannot open the file you receive.

- Mike
www.mikemiddleton.com

"Casual" wrote in message
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Hi

I was wondering if Microsoft offers a read only version of Excel. I
occasional receive files in this format but cannot open them. Is there any
read only program available for download.

Thanks Casual