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.XLSX support?
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:34 am
by so0ky
I gotta do some data manipulation for my job. Unfortunately, the people in my office aren't too technically savy.
The file that I have to start with uses the .XLSX format. I try to open it with Open Office v 2.4, but I get a list of what are called "Filters." What are those exactly? If I select the proper filter, will the file be able to be opened by Open Office?
I guess the main question is does Open Office even open .xlsx files? Is there a list somewhere of all the file formats that OO opens?
Thanks for your help guys.
Re: .XLSX support?
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:20 am
by acknak
Have you read the
Survival Guide for the forum?
We encourage everyone to at least try a search before asking a question.
Try typing "xlsx" (or "docx") in the search box at the upper right.
If you still don't find an answer, just say so.
Re: .XLSX support?
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:28 pm
by bsheely
"Try typing "xlsx" (or "docx") in the search box." I just wanted to point out to you that your advice - if you can call it that - was worthless given the fact that that yields "no results found."
Re: .XLSX support?
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:44 pm
by so0ky
Oh that's good.
Sorry, but I don't have the time to do a research project if a program can't open a certain file. That is fine. I'm not a coder, and I don't plan to be the last time I checked. Open Office is still an awesome program.
All I'm saying is that the most current version Open Office could not open a .xlsx file. Do what you will. Whatever I needed to get done got done.
Re: .XLSX support?
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:41 pm
by Hagar Delest
bsheely wrote:"Try typing "xlsx" (or "docx") in the search box." I just wanted to point out to you that your advice - if you can call it that - was worthless given the fact that that yields "no results found."
Typing "xlsx" in the search box gives 4 pages of hits, including (in first page) that sticky :
MS Office 2007 file format (docx, xslx, pptx, ppsx) 
Re: .XLSX support?
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:55 pm
by so0ky
What version OO did you have?
Re: .XLSX support?
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:57 pm
by Hagar Delest
so0ky wrote:What version OO did you have?
Who are you talking to???
Re: .XLSX support?
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 2:11 am
by NoelLpz
I was having the same problem. So I went to the Microsoft website and downloaded the Microsoft Office combatibility pack for office 2007. I installed it and I was able to open any office 2007 file in open office.