so…you try to open an xlsx on openoffice and it takes forever, uses up all your RAM, then never finishes?
Never fear–there’s a converter microsoft themself provide.
called
Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.0
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.mspx?pid=&fid=6B9238E1-CF69-48C4-BF2D-C4A8ACEEE520#viewer
GL
Thank you for posting this… got stuck this morning with a xlsx on my old G4 with Office 2004, and this worked great.
Comment by randy — September 18, 2009 @ 3:15 pm
Thanks! I tried it this morning to convert xlsx to xls for Office 2004 and it worked GREAT! The installation was easy and fast.
Comment by Laura — November 25, 2009 @ 6:14 pm
Thanks much for posting this! A real timesaver.
Comment by Otto — January 15, 2010 @ 7:59 pm
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Thanks. That was a Lifesaver for me….
Comment by Gustavo — April 5, 2010 @ 6:56 pm
Thanks! Solved my problem nicely!
Comment by Diane — July 11, 2011 @ 7:02 pm
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