How can I open an xls file in office powerpoint?

[Guest]

I have Office Powerpoint on my Windows xp. When I try to open a xls file, it
says it needs to know what program wrote it to open it. What can I do?

 

[Tod]

Do you have Excel installed on the computer where you are
trying to open this file? You would need that application.

tod

 

[Guest]

No, I do not have Excel.

Do you have Excel installed on the computer where you are
trying to open this file? You would need that application.

tod

 

[Bill Sharpe]

If you can get the originator of the Excel file to save the workbook as
a web page you can open that in PowerPoint.

Bill

No, I do not have Excel.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Maybe you could use the free excel viewer from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c8378bf4-996c-4569-b547-75edbd03aaf0
(one line in your browser)
(10 meg about)

or use OpenOffice
http://www.openoffice.org (65 meg about)

 

[Dave Peterson]

And maybe visit eBay for a slightly older version of xl (xl2k is pretty nice if
you can find it cheap).