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excel and vista

gettingbetter
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Hi

Hope someone might be able to help me

I run vista on my pc and cannot find excel anywhere, i have spreadsheets and everything, but cant seem to get to grips with it.

Is there a free download for excel that is compatible with vista

thanks kas
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  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Excel is not a free program, nor is it included in windows. Either it must be purchased separately or bought as part of MS Office. (Office 2003 and 2007 applications are officially compatible with Vista)

    An alternative is to download and install Open Office which is free and the spreadsheet "Calc" can open and save Excel file formats.
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  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    Well unless you ordered it with your PC you won't have Excel, it's part of MS Office not part of the Operating System.

    Try downloading OpenOffice it's free and is compatible with MS Office files.
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  • gettingbetter
    gettingbetter Posts: 1,449 Forumite
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    thankyou

    will try fiddling with the open office download

    thanks

    kas
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    :Ddebt free 11/8/09:D
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    i will lose weight :rolleyes: i will sort my house :o
  • PhilCo_2
    PhilCo_2 Posts: 136 Forumite
    You can get a few months out of the trial version of Office 2007 which is free.
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