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#1 (permalink)   03-27-2010 intercovbc Contributing Member   Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 65 Can't open an .xlsx file I didn't want to hijack the document thread, so I've started a new one. http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...6-angela-16159 When I hover over the link it tells me it's an .xlsx file, but when I open it, it turns into a zip file full of .xml files. I am using MS Office 2007. I've never had this issue before. It would seem to me I have a setting issue in Excel, but I'm not sure where to start looking. Any ideas? Thanks

#2 (permalink)   03-27-2010 Essential Office Solutions Junior Member Company name: Essential Office Solutions Our Newest Blog: Motivation My latest Twitter: Gray overcast day here - but it's been a very...   Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 404 Blog Entries: 2 Re: Can't open an .xlsx file I found this method to convert the file for your 2007 Excel software. convert xlsx files to xls Hope that helps, __________________ Cindy www.eoseasy.comThe Chrysalis Plan

#3 (permalink)   03-27-2010 ChristinaVOS Active Member Company name: VOSTeam/Business Darlings/PainlessWP Business Darlings: Free Ebook!?!? Count me in- NOT! My latest Twitter: RT @VAIntern: VAIntern- get your Tasks DONE! http...   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 886 Re: Can't open an .xlsx file Try right clicking on the download link and choose save as.. then save it as excel file. Should work. ~Christina __________________ ~Christina|BD Mag|VOSTeam

#4 (permalink)   03-27-2010 catfive Contributing Member Company name: Virtuality My latest Twitter: #Irene - everyone stay safe...I'm about to ge...   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: United States Posts: 195 Re: Can't open an .xlsx file That's funny - I was having the same issue (i'm also on 07), but I also have a mac so I just went there and it downloaded and opened with no problem. I saved it as a .xls, put it in Dropbox and I'm good to go! __________________ Kathy Schneider http://www.virtuality-works.com

#5 (permalink)   03-29-2010 intercovbc Contributing Member   Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 65 Re: Can't open an .xlsx file Well, I still can't figure it out. But I downloaded it at another computer and emailed it to my business computer.

#6 (permalink)   03-29-2010 dognose Active Member Company name: Laserdog Productions   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lafayette, CO Posts: 856 Re: Can't open an .xlsx file Click on the Download text & you should get a box asking to Open or Save. Click Save. Now you should get the Save File dialog box. Browse to where you want to save the file & then before clicking the Save button in this box, add the extension .xls to the end of the file name & then click save. Excel 2007 has a new file format & saves workbooks in zip files. That's why you see all those extra files when you click save with the .zip extension. __________________ Lezly Harrison Laserdog Productions - Code that Doesn't Bite