2007 Excel Hack

[Mang0]

Is there a patch or download that MAC users can get so we can open the
new Windows Office 2007 .xlsx files? I have the latest version Office
2004.

Thanks

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Is there a patch or download that MAC users can get so we can open the
new Windows Office 2007 .xlsx files? I have the latest version Office
2004.

The converter from MS isn't out yet, but you can open .xlsx files with
NeoOffice:

http://neooffice.org

and save them as a .xls file.

 

[Edwin Tam]

Microsoft has released a beta of the convertor which you can try.
It is called:
Microsoft Office Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 0.2 (Beta)

You can find it in:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/

Mac Excel 2008, which will be release soon, will support opening and saving
of XLSX files.


Regards,
Edwin


On 18/10/2007 9:48 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "Mang0"

Is there a patch or download that MAC users can get so we can open the
new Windows Office 2007 .xlsx files? I have the latest version Office
2004.

Thanks

 

[JE McGimpsey]

But it doesn't convert .xlsx files, which is what the OP asked for...

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

The current beta supports Word and Excel, but not PowerPoint.

-Jim

But it doesn't convert .xlsx files, which is what the OP asked for...

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
MVP info

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Oh. I was going by the MacBU website:

This version of the converter can convert the following Office Open
XML file formats:
? Word Document (*.docx)
? Word Macro-Enabled Document (*.docm)
? PowerPoint Presentation (*.pptx)
? PowerPoint Show (*.ppsx)
? PowerPoint Template (*.potx)

 

[Edwin Tam]

Oh! You're right. That converter doesn't support Excel! (I'm surprised!)

I also tested with the application called "Numbers" in iWork'08. That can
open XLSX files, and can save as XLS. (But if the file contains more complex
components, e.g. Charts, there could be some different levels of
incompatibility. The application will give a compatibility report.)



On 19/10/2007 1:20 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "JE McGimpsey"

Oh. I was going by the MacBU website:

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

I was typing too late at night again. Sorry.

Oh. I was going by the MacBU website:

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
MVP info