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Re: How can you open files with extension xlsx?

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Alan

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Mar 3, 2009, 8:16:29 PM3/3/09
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I would try renaming it to .xls. Probably best to make a copy of it and
experiment on that.
Regards,
Alan.

"Rajat" <Ra...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have received a file with .xlsx extension. How can I open the file in
>Excel
> 2003

Jim Cone

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Mar 3, 2009, 8:26:30 PM3/3/09
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Microsoft provides a "compatibility pack" that allows that.
You need both the pack and the service pack...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9A1822C5-49C6-47BD-8BEC-0D68693CA564&displaylang=en
and
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en
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Dave Peterson

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Mar 4, 2009, 12:03:57 AM3/4/09
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Or ask the sender to save a copy in the old xl2003 format and resend that
version.

Rajat wrote:
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> I have received a file with .xlsx extension. How can I open the file in Excel
> 2003

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