2015-01-22 18:10 GMT+01:00 Stephen Knudsen <[email protected]>:

> 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?
>


I always drag them to the trash and drop them there. Then I ask the sender
to send the files in another format, such as PDF or ODF (usually the sender
doesn't know what ODF is so it usually ends up with a PDF). Solves the
problem for me…


Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg
ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ


>
> -Stephen Knudsen
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