XLS e-mail attachment help please

Genealogy Chat

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Profile	Posted by	Options	Post Date
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 316 Send Message	Margaret	Report	22 Jan 2005 12:59
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 316 Send Message	I have received an e-mail with an attachment but I am unable to open it ,I have moved it to my documents but I have tried every way to open it. I trust the person who sent it and have replied to them but had no reply back. Margaret
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 2,586 Send Message	Richard in Perth	Report	22 Jan 2005 13:01
	You need to have installed a spreadsheet program called Excel in order to open that type of file. I believe that some other spreadsheet programs will also open XLS files. If you don't have a spreadsheet program, ask the sender to resend the doc in CSV or TXT format (which are plain text and can be opened in Word or Notepad).
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 316 Send Message	Margaret	Report	22 Jan 2005 13:07
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 316 Send Message	Thank you Richard. I have word and notepad and i am sure i can get TXT format. Thanks again Margaret
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 215 Send Message	Dwaffy	Report	22 Jan 2005 13:07
	Or you could download Excell viewer free from Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c8378bf4-996c-4569-b547-75edbd03aaf0&DisplayLang=en dave