MS Office is not part of the operating system but must be purchased
separately.
Office 2003 will not be supported much longer so you should get Office (or
Excel) 2007.
If downloading is a problem, why not visit a store or purchase the physical
media from a store using the internet?
best wishes
--
Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme
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"linda" wrote in message
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i think that i need this for my work but not thrilled to download it
looking
at the hassles it is causing...is excel 2003 appropriate?