Re: Problem with Opening Microsoft *.xlsx Spreadsheets with Open Office
2015-01-22 18:10 GMT+01:00 Stephen Knudsen yodocto...@gmail.com: Problem summary: I was sent a spreadsheet saved in *.xlsx format, but I do NOT have Microsoft Excel on my HP machine. When I attempt to open this file using Open Office, it locks up Open Office and pretends to load the spreadsheet indefinitely (with CPU resources hogged to the tune of 24% . WTF?) Tried to rename the offending *.xlsx file to a different extension, an ods file extensionbut my Win7 does not allow me using save as to do this What is the problem here? And what is the workaround? I always drag them to the trash and drop them there. Then I ask the sender to send the files in another format, such as PDF or ODF (usually the sender doesn't know what ODF is so it usually ends up with a PDF). Solves the problem for me… Kind regards Johnny Rosenberg ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ -Stephen Knudsen
Re: Problem with Opening Microsoft *.xlsx Spreadsheets with Open Office
G'day! My machine runs W8.1 and has no trouble opening .xslx or .docx files using AOO 4.1.1. Just checked it again. Perhaps there is something not related to the different software that is causing the problem? On 23/01/2015 5:00 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2015-01-22 18:10 GMT+01:00 Stephen Knudsen yodocto...@gmail.com: Problem summary: I was sent a spreadsheet saved in *.xlsx format, but I do NOT have Microsoft Excel on my HP machine. When I attempt to open this file using Open Office, it locks up Open Office and pretends to load the spreadsheet indefinitely (with CPU resources hogged to the tune of 24% . WTF?) Tried to rename the offending *.xlsx file to a different extension, an ods file extensionbut my Win7 does not allow me using save as to do this What is the problem here? And what is the workaround? I always drag them to the trash and drop them there. Then I ask the sender to send the files in another format, such as PDF or ODF (usually the sender doesn't know what ODF is so it usually ends up with a PDF). Solves the problem for me… Kind regards Johnny Rosenberg ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ -Stephen Knudsen - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Problem with Opening Microsoft *.xlsx Spreadsheets with Open Office
Problem summary: I was sent a spreadsheet saved in *.xlsx format, but I do NOT have Microsoft Excel on my HP machine. When I attempt to open this file using Open Office, it locks up Open Office and pretends to load the spreadsheet indefinitely (with CPU resources hogged to the tune of 24% . WTF?) Tried to rename the offending *.xlsx file to a different extension, an ods file extensionbut my Win7 does not allow me using save as to do this What is the problem here? And what is the workaround? -Stephen Knudsen
RE: Problem with Opening Microsoft *.xlsx Spreadsheets with Open Office
You can rename a file in the File Explorer, but that is not going to be helpful. Leave it named .xslx for the greatest possible success. As Rory suggests, you can try the Kingsoft (now WPS Office) 30-day freee trial to see if that will open the file successfully. WPS office is strongly-focused on interoperability with the Microsoft Office formats. You can also try the free Excel on the Web in your browser. You will need a OneDrive account, if you don't have one yet. Then you can upload Office files to OneDrive and then open and work with them in your browser. It is best to have Windows 7 or later on your HP machine. - Dennis PS: For any follow-up, please reply to users @ openoffice.apache.org where other experts may have advice and others can learn the solutions to common problems. The OpenOffice Forums have an extensive knowledge base at https://forum.openoffice.org/, -Original Message- From: Rory O'Farrell [mailto:ofarr...@iol.ie] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 09:27 To: users@openoffice.apache.org Cc: Stephen Knudsen Subject: Re: Problem with Opening Microsoft *.xlsx Spreadsheets with Open Office On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:10:34 -0700 Stephen Knudsen yodocto...@gmail.com wrote: Problem summary: I was sent a spreadsheet saved in *.xlsx format, but I do NOT have Microsoft Excel on my HP machine. When I attempt to open this file using Open Office, it locks up Open Office and pretends to load the spreadsheet indefinitely (with CPU resources hogged to the tune of 24% . WTF?) Tried to rename the offending *.xlsx file to a different extension, an ods file extensionbut my Win7 does not allow me using save as to do this What is the problem here? And what is the workaround? -Stephen Knudsen You can try using www.zamzar.com who offer a free online conversion service. It is also possible that LibreOffice or Kingsoft Office may open the file. -- Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Problem with Opening Microsoft *.xlsx Spreadsheets with Open Office
On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:10:34 -0700 Stephen Knudsen yodocto...@gmail.com wrote: Problem summary: I was sent a spreadsheet saved in *.xlsx format, but I do NOT have Microsoft Excel on my HP machine. When I attempt to open this file using Open Office, it locks up Open Office and pretends to load the spreadsheet indefinitely (with CPU resources hogged to the tune of 24% . WTF?) Tried to rename the offending *.xlsx file to a different extension, an ods file extensionbut my Win7 does not allow me using save as to do this What is the problem here? And what is the workaround? -Stephen Knudsen You can try using www.zamzar.com who offer a free online conversion service. It is also possible that LibreOffice or Kingsoft Office may open the file. -- Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
