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 extension....but 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
