Comments on: Excel 2000 cannot open .ods file

By: andreaf

andreaf — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:00:04 +0000

Hi Bob – Guess you missed that part of my post. I did indeed find it easier to simply install Open Office as well….but thanks for all replies1

By: bobbeechey

bobbeechey — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:22 +0000

Would it not be both simpler and more reliable to install OO? Any open office format can then be loade and, if desired, converted to MS format by OO. In these days of broadband and large amounts of disk space, having OO alongside Office is no big deal.

By: andreaf

andreaf — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:08:38 +0000

Thank you Carlos. I have used Excel to open Open Office documents previously, but I must have had the add-ons loaded back then. I don’t have it on my current computer, and I found it such a pain to try and track down what all bits I needed (Net Framework updates, Office Compatibility Pack, etc) that I simply installed open Office. Thank you for the link though – I may go ahead and track that down for future reference.

By: ledlincoln

ledlincoln — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:33:55 +0000

Excel 2007 can open .ods files. AFAIK, this capability is built in, with no add-in required. I know, that doesn’t help you with Excel 2000.