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microsoft excel, advice needed !!

  • 30-12-2007 3:59pm
    #1
    BobbyDavro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭


    Hello

    I've college exams next week and need to access some notes on microsoft excel

    I don't have word, excel etc. installed on the pc

    Is there a way of downloading excel? and , if so, where ?

    I saw somethin about a 60 day free trial download but that was only for businesses or something ?

    I would be very grateful for any advice

    Thanks
    The one, the only,
    Bobby D


Comments

  • #2
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    This is a free alternative & can open & save in Microsoft Office formats.


  • #3
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭tech


    Yep openoffice.org is the way to go,

    All you have to do is file and choose save as. and either choose .xls or .doc

    best of luck


  • #4
    BobbyDavro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭BobbyDavro


    Tech , PogMoThoin,

    Thanks alot for that, much appreciated

    Shame there isn't more people like ye, instead of the usual deadbeats I seem to come across all too often

    :cool:


  • #5
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭tech


    no bothers at all, I like to share what little knowledge I have and its a bonus if its for FREE !


    Pity you cant default it to save in .xls and .doc format


  • #6
    Sconsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Sconsey


    If you just want read/print the files then you could save yourself some time and download the Excel viewer here it's only about 10Mb in size. I think they Microsoft have simliar viewers for Word and Powerpoint.

    If you want to edit the files then like the other posters said Open Office is the way to go.


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  • #7
    edanto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,809 ✭✭✭edanto


    tech wrote: »
    Pity you cant default it to save in .xls and .doc format

    Afaik, you can, have a good look in the options.


  • #8
    Feelgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Feelgood


    You can download just a viewer for Excel if you only need to view it...all Microsoft office products come with free viewers.


    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c8378bf4-996c-4569-b547-75edbd03aaf0&displaylang=EN


  • #9
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    you said notes ON excel
    the free down load is for Office 2007 , which has a very different interface to earlier versions so don't bother unless your notes are very specifically for that version

    to manipulate excel files then openoffice will handle most of them, menus are a little different because of "look and feel" copyrights


  • #10
    zod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭zod


    google apps FTW


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