I have Office Powerpoint on my Windows xp. When I try to open a xls file, it
says it needs to know what program wrote it to open it. What can I do?

Do you have Excel installed on the computer where you are
trying to open this file? You would need that application.

tod

-----Original Message-----
I have Office Powerpoint on my Windows xp. When I try to
open a xls file, it
says it needs to know what program wrote it to open it.
What can I do?

.

No, I do not have Excel.

"Tod" wrote:

Do you have Excel installed on the computer where you are
trying to open this file? You would need that application.

tod

-----Original Message-----
I have Office Powerpoint on my Windows xp. When I try to
open a xls file, it
says it needs to know what program wrote it to open it.
What can I do?

.

If you can get the originator of the Excel file to save the workbook as
a web page you can open that in PowerPoint.

Bill

"kuppycake" wrote in message
...
No, I do not have Excel.

"Tod" wrote:

Do you have Excel installed on the computer where you are
trying to open this file? You would need that application.

tod

-----Original Message-----
I have Office Powerpoint on my Windows xp. When I try to
open a xls file, it
says it needs to know what program wrote it to open it.
What can I do?

.

Maybe you could use the free excel viewer from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...7-75edbd03aaf0
(one line in your browser)
(10 meg about)

or use OpenOffice
http://www.openoffice.org (65 meg about)



kuppycake wrote:

I have Office Powerpoint on my Windows xp. When I try to open a xls file, it
says it needs to know what program wrote it to open it. What can I do?

--

Dave Peterson

And maybe visit eBay for a slightly older version of xl (xl2k is pretty nice if
you can find it cheap).

kuppycake wrote:

I have Office Powerpoint on my Windows xp. When I try to open a xls file, it
says it needs to know what program wrote it to open it. What can I do?

--

Dave Peterson