On Sunday 06 February 2005 10:22, + Gary Larter wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *********************** > Hi, > I'm new to open office, is it possible to open excel files directly > from the Internet? The site I'm having problems with is: > http://uk.news.yahoo.com/promo/office/index.html > > The site has quizzes which download and open in excel but when I try > to use open office it says it is password protected and closes. Any > assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Gar, As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Sunday 06 February 2005 22:45, Paul wrote: > Reason is that the excel spreadsheets have the content of the workbook > and sheet password protected. This is so that noone can modify the > contents. You don't need a password to open them, just to change them. > > In excel select tools>protection>unprotect and you will be prompted > for a password. OOo has trouble with this issue so does not open at > all. > > The good news is that OOo handles this correctly in pre-release V2.0 > versions (just tried it). > Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
