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Mac Forum / Applications / Excel / May 2008How to open Excel 2007 file with xlsx extension in Mac Office 2004
I have been unable to locate a converter from Microsoft, Mac, or anyone, that will allow me to open an Excel file sent me with the extension xlsx. Can someone point me in the right direction? There are others, I'm sure, but this is the one I'd invest in or upgrade to: http://www.dataviz.com/products/maclinkplus/mlp_xlators.html There are also any number of resources available to you free - all you need is a PC user with 2007 who will make the conversion file for you by simply saving a copy as .xls _or_ a user of a different Windows version of Excel who has the Windows converters _or_ a Mac user running PC Office in VPC or Parallels/BootCamp who will do so. I understand that new conversion filters for Mac are expected to be released around the end of the month, but whether .xlsx converters will be included I have no idea.  SignatureHTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac >I have been unable to locate a converter from Microsoft, Mac, or > anyone, that will allow me to open an Excel file sent me with the > extension xlsx. Can someone point me in the right direction? I can do that for you if you wish. Send me your file to my gmail address and I will do that. If you also post here note that you have already send me your file, that will be great, because this will avoid your expectation of converted file which might not reach me (can be killed somewhere on the way). Thus we both will know that you have send it. Cheers, LC On Jul 18, 10:48 pm, "CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> wrote: > There are others, I'm sure, but this is the one I'd invest in or upgrade to: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > anyone, that will allow me to open an Excel file sent me with the > > extension xlsx. Can someone point me in the right direction? Are there any new developments on this topic since July of last year? I have a file to convert and may get a couple more. We are hoping to release converters for the new file format before the end of June. The exact date is still TBD. Thanks, Pat On 3/21/08 7:36 PM, in article ee7ce7c.1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, > Are there any new developments on this topic since July of last year? I have a > file to convert and may get a couple more. SignaturePat McMillan Macintosh Business Unit Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided ³AS IS² with no warranties, and confers no rights. Can he use the Beta Converters Also I want to use Converters with my 2004 but I have already installed 2008 and the converter install doesn't make a distinction between 2008 or 2004 and will destroy the converter already in 2008 Also I have a copy on my Desktop which uses OSX.3.9 (don't ask I tried to install OSX.4 so many times I've worn myself out trying). So the installer itself doesn't work on X.3.9. > We are hoping to release converters for the new file format before the end > of June. The exact date is still TBD. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> Are there any new developments on this topic since July of last year? I have a >> file to convert and may get a couple more. Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phillip M. Jones, CET |LIFE MEMBER: VPEA ETA-I, NESDA, ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |pjones@kimbanet.com, ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:pjones@kimbanet.com <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://www.vpea.org> Hi Phillip - The MS converters haven't been supplied for XL files - only Word & PPt. Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 3/22/08 11:46 AM, in article eIJ#VPDjIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, > Can he use the Beta Converters > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> a >>> file to convert and may get a couple more. Gee that's a bummer! are they working on any? > Hi Phillip - The MS converters haven't been supplied for XL files - only > Word & PPt. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>>> a >>>> file to convert and may get a couple more. Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phillip M. Jones, CET |LIFE MEMBER: VPEA ETA-I, NESDA, ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |pjones@kimbanet.com, ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:pjones@kimbanet.com <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://www.vpea.org> > Gee that's a bummer! are they working on any? I'd have thought that "We are hoping to release converters for the new file format before the end of June" from MacBU's Pat McMillan, in the message that *you* replied to, might have answered that... That was in reference Word. But it appears from the post I was answering that they haven't worked on any for Excel. >> Gee that's a bummer! are they working on any? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > from MacBU's Pat McMillan, in the message that *you* replied to, might > have answered that... Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phillip M. Jones, CET |LIFE MEMBER: VPEA ETA-I, NESDA, ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |pjones@kimbanet.com, ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:pjones@kimbanet.com <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://www.vpea.org> Is there any progress on this topic. I now too have a couple of files to convert. Any target date? Thanks. On 5/1/08 5:42 PM, in article ee7ce7c.8@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, "Susie L" <northstarcoach@tds.net> wrote: > Is there any progress on this topic. I now too have a couple of files to > convert. Any target date? Thanks. Keep watching mactopia for an announcement of the release for the converter. The only alternatives now are Open Office, or get the originator to save the document in xls format. SignatureBob Greenblatt [MVP], Macintosh bobgreenblattATmsnDOTcom > The only alternatives now are Open Office, or get the originator to save the > document in xls format. The NeoOffice of OpenOffice, http://neooffice.com is free, and does a good job in my experience with read/write for basic .xlsx workbooks. Another alternative reader is Apple's Pages. This is ridiculous in the extreme. Where is the converter so we can read the Excel files? If we have to download and install NeoOffice on every machine, why do we need MS Office? Is this meant to chase mac users away? > This is ridiculous in the extreme. Where is the converter so we can read the > Excel files? > > If we have to download and install NeoOffice on every machine, why do we need > MS Office? Is this meant to chase mac users away? Never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately described by ... I've got no idea why the converter is taking so long, but I'm about as sure as anything that chasing Mac users away is NOT the reason. In any case, most of us here have no influence on the schedule. We have announced previously that we will be shipping the converters for the new xml file formats in the first half of the year, and we're still planning to do so, so it shouldn't be too much longer. Thanks, Pat On 5/2/08 12:56 PM, in article jemcgimpsey-92F241.13564202052008@news.microsoft.com, "JE McGimpsey" <jemcgimpsey@mvps.org> wrote: >> This is ridiculous in the extreme. Where is the converter so we can read the >> Excel files? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > In any case, most of us here have no influence on the schedule. SignaturePat McMillan Macintosh Business Unit Microsoft Corp. This posting is provided ³AS IS² with no warranties, and confers no rights. So sick of these products, they really suck, completely feature poor...every other day I'm finding yet something else that it CAN'T do...thanks for limiting my productivity on your short sighted development... ...one year to develop a way to transfer the files and still nothing...pathetic...mactopia sucks...it should be as feature rich as it's Office counterpart... 2 thumbs down on the Microsoft Office for Mac... |
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