2008/7/30 Library <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hello, > > > > If I download OpenOffice, will I be able to open an Excel spreadsheet > and make changes? >
Yes, unless the spreadsheet is in Microsoft's new "Office 2007" format with extension ".xlsx" instead of just ".xls". OpenOffice version 3, due in September should be able to open those. Version 3 is available in Beta (not commercial, stuff may not work properly) from the web site if it's really urgent. Also, OpenOffice can't handle Microsoft's macros so if the spreadsheet has those OpenOffice will open it but the results won't be right. To handle Microsoft macros (written in VBA) you need OxygenOffice from < http://sourceforge.net/projects/ooop>. I believe that the software is free, like OpenOffice but, unlike OpenOffice support for OxygenOffice is not free. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to users@openoffice.org
