Open Excel spreadsheet?

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  1. thebignewt, Jul 17, 2011

    thebignewt macrumors regular

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    I don't have Office for Mac, just what came with the iMac. I was told I can open a MS Excel spreadsheet with iWork, but that's not in my list of Apps. Can I use TextEdit, and if so how (I did try unsuccessfully). Thanks in advance
     
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  2. TraceyS/FL, Jul 17, 2011

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    You can buy Numbers (from iWork), or NeoOffice and Open Office are both free downloads.

    I use Numbers when I can, then NeoOffice.
     
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  3. 88 King, Jul 17, 2011

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    I don't think iwork is included for free when you buy the imac. You have to add it as extra during online checkout.

    You can download a 30 days free trials of iwork, which will give you time to either sort it out with Apple Care or buy a copy of Office.

    http://www.apple.com/iwork/download-trial/
     
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  4. iRobby, Jul 17, 2011

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    the Mac App Store has all the iWork programs sold separately.
     
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  5. GGJstudios, Jul 17, 2011

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    You can also open Excel spreadsheets with Google Docs.
     
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  6. thebignewt, Jul 18, 2011

    thebignewt thread starter macrumors regular

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    Thanks everyone, I dl the iWorks trial and it opens the .xls files. It didn't tell me how much the software is though. I think I can get MS Office for like $10 as a fed employee so that's probably my ticket. I got it for my PC last year and that even included Outlook (which isn't included in Office that you buy at stores anymore, the freaking crooks). My love for MS products is waning.
     
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