I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

1. Do you have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer?

2. What is the extension of the attachments with the jokes?

Is it somejoke.XLS ?

I never heard of Excel being a joke transporter but who knows?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sun, 27 May 2007 13:54:00 -0700, Leona
wrote:

I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

I never heard of Excel being a joke transporter but who knows?

It's used for *everything* else, so why not? <g

Biff

"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message
...
1. Do you have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer?

2. What is the extension of the attachments with the jokes?

Is it somejoke.XLS ?

I never heard of Excel being a joke transporter but who knows?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sun, 27 May 2007 13:54:00 -0700, Leona

wrote:

I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

1. Do you have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer?

2. What is the extension of the attachments with the jokes?

Is it somejoke.XLS ?

I never heard of Excel being a joke transporter but who knows?

Thank you for your reply, and yes I have Microsoft Excel installed.

I'm not sure what you mean by the extension of the attachments with the jokes?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sun, 27 May 2007 13:54:00 -0700, Leona
wrote:

I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

The emails must have an attachment that you are asked to open with Excel or are
you being directed to a website?

File extension is the three letters after the dot in the filename.

mywords.TXT

mypicture.JPG

exceljoke.XLS

Extensions denote which application must be used to open the file.

Check yours and post back with details.


Gord

On Sun, 27 May 2007 14:40:00 -0700, Leona
wrote:



"Gord Dibben" wrote:

1. Do you have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer?

2. What is the extension of the attachments with the jokes?

Is it somejoke.XLS ?

I never heard of Excel being a joke transporter but who knows?

Thank you for your reply, and yes I have Microsoft Excel installed.

I'm not sure what you mean by the extension of the attachments with the jokes?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Sun, 27 May 2007 13:54:00 -0700, Leona
wrote:

I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

"Leona" wrote:

I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

I didn't get an answer to my question....

You got at least one from me.

Gord

On Sun, 27 May 2007 14:16:01 -0700, Leona
wrote:



"Leona" wrote:

I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

I didn't get an answer to my question....

Its because Excel is only for serious work except, of course, on Fridays on
the L & G lists.

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"Leona" wrote in message
...
I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

Leona, i think you should answer all of Gibbon's questions before he can
answer yours.

If you want anybody to help you, you must give AS MUCH INFORMATION AS
POSSIBLE, that you can think of giving..that 'may' be helpful to finding out
the problem.

Tell us exactly what you're doing, and what happens wrong, in detail please.

"Don Guillett" wrote:

Its because Excel is only for serious work except, of course, on Fridays on
the L & G lists.

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"Leona" wrote in message
...
I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

Mo2

From Encarta...................

gib·bon [gíbb?n]
(plural gib·bons)

long-armed ape: a small tree-dwelling ape with a slender body and long arms that
allow it to swing rapidly and agilely from branch to branch. Native to:
Southeast Asia.
Genus: Hylobates

The agile part does not describe me at all<g


Gord Dibben

Microsoft® Encarta® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights
reserved.


On Sun, 27 May 2007 15:21:00 -0700, Mo2 wrote:

Leona, i think you should answer all of Gibbon's questions before he can
answer yours.

If you want anybody to help you, you must give AS MUCH INFORMATION AS
POSSIBLE, that you can think of giving..that 'may' be helpful to finding out
the problem.

Tell us exactly what you're doing, and what happens wrong, in detail please.

"Don Guillett" wrote:

Its because Excel is only for serious work except, of course, on Fridays on
the L & G lists.

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"Leona" wrote in message
...
I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

Thanks! I'll think of you as swinging from trees from now on. <vbg


"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Mo2

From Encarta...................

gib·bon [gÃ*bb?n]
(plural gib·bons)

long-armed ape: a small tree-dwelling ape with a slender body and long arms that
allow it to swing rapidly and agilely from branch to branch. Native to:
Southeast Asia.
Genus: Hylobates

The agile part does not describe me at all<g


Gord Dibben

Microsoft® Encarta® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights
reserved.


On Sun, 27 May 2007 15:21:00 -0700, Mo2 wrote:

Leona, i think you should answer all of Gibbon's questions before he can
answer yours.

If you want anybody to help you, you must give AS MUCH INFORMATION AS
POSSIBLE, that you can think of giving..that 'may' be helpful to finding out
the problem.

Tell us exactly what you're doing, and what happens wrong, in detail please.

"Don Guillett" wrote:

Its because Excel is only for serious work except, of course, on Fridays on
the L & G lists.

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"Leona" wrote in message
...
I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

Too old for any other type of swinging<g


Gord

On Sun, 27 May 2007 18:10:02 -0700, Barb Reinhardt
wrote:

Thanks! I'll think of you as swinging from trees from now on. <vbg


"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Mo2

From Encarta...................

gib·bon [gíbb?n]
(plural gib·bons)

long-armed ape: a small tree-dwelling ape with a slender body and long arms that
allow it to swing rapidly and agilely from branch to branch. Native to:
Southeast Asia.
Genus: Hylobates

The agile part does not describe me at all<g


Gord Dibben

Microsoft® Encarta® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights
reserved.


On Sun, 27 May 2007 15:21:00 -0700, Mo2 wrote:

Leona, i think you should answer all of Gibbon's questions before he can
answer yours.

If you want anybody to help you, you must give AS MUCH INFORMATION AS
POSSIBLE, that you can think of giving..that 'may' be helpful to finding out
the problem.

Tell us exactly what you're doing, and what happens wrong, in detail please.

"Don Guillett" wrote:

Its because Excel is only for serious work except, of course, on Fridays on
the L & G lists.

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"Leona" wrote in message
...
I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?

The only true brachiator--according to an anthropology professor I had back in
the dark ages.



Gord Dibben wrote:

Mo2

From Encarta...................

gib·bon [gíbb?n]
(plural gib·bons)

long-armed ape: a small tree-dwelling ape with a slender body and long arms that
allow it to swing rapidly and agilely from branch to branch. Native to:
Southeast Asia.
Genus: Hylobates

The agile part does not describe me at all<g

Gord Dibben

Microsoft® Encarta® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights
reserved.

On Sun, 27 May 2007 15:21:00 -0700, Mo2 wrote:

Leona, i think you should answer all of Gibbon's questions before he can
answer yours.

If you want anybody to help you, you must give AS MUCH INFORMATION AS
POSSIBLE, that you can think of giving..that 'may' be helpful to finding out
the problem.

Tell us exactly what you're doing, and what happens wrong, in detail please.

"Don Guillett" wrote:

Its because Excel is only for serious work except, of course, on Fridays on
the L & G lists.

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"Leona" wrote in message
...
I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?



--

Dave Peterson

Similar situation :
Mom why I can not open this door ?
The Mom told the kid every possible answer : trying pulling or pushing,
check if is lock and get the key, tried harder, I'm sure you can do it. If
not, call me I'm sure as hell I will open it for you. No Mom, the question is
why my father order me " you can't open that door"!!!
Like our friend said : you have to provide more info..........maybe that's
your friends'joke : they don't want you to open it. Regards
"Dave Peterson" wrote:

The only true brachiator--according to an anthropology professor I had back in
the dark ages.



Gord Dibben wrote:

Mo2

From Encarta...................

gib·bon [gÃ*bb?n]
(plural gib·bons)

long-armed ape: a small tree-dwelling ape with a slender body and long arms that
allow it to swing rapidly and agilely from branch to branch. Native to:
Southeast Asia.
Genus: Hylobates

The agile part does not describe me at all<g

Gord Dibben

Microsoft® Encarta® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights
reserved.

On Sun, 27 May 2007 15:21:00 -0700, Mo2 wrote:

Leona, i think you should answer all of Gibbon's questions before he can
answer yours.

If you want anybody to help you, you must give AS MUCH INFORMATION AS
POSSIBLE, that you can think of giving..that 'may' be helpful to finding out
the problem.

Tell us exactly what you're doing, and what happens wrong, in detail please.

"Don Guillett" wrote:

Its because Excel is only for serious work except, of course, on Fridays on
the L & G lists.

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"Leona" wrote in message
...
I get email from friends that send me jokes to open with micro excel and I
can't open them why?



--

Dave Peterson