why cant i download xcel spread sheet email onto MS works XP

my friend sent an excel spreadsheet doc to me by email attachment. I have
windows xp with MS Works. I try to open the doc and windows does not
recognise it and I can't save it to my computer under my documents.

How can I open/save it
thanks
ilona

Excel (and the rest of office) doesn't come with windows. (MS does package
MSWord with Works--but not Excel.)

The free viewer (no changes allowed) from Microsoft:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/of...347961033.aspx

and the older version if they can't run the one above:

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...S/xlViewer.exe
(One line in your browser)

or...

Maybe a free spreadsheet program would work:
http://www.openoffice.org, a 60-65 meg download or a CD

ilona wrote:
>
> my friend sent an excel spreadsheet doc to me by email attachment. I have
> windows xp with MS Works. I try to open the doc and windows does not
> recognise it and I can't save it to my computer under my documents.
>
> How can I open/save it
> thanks
> ilona

--

Dave Peterson

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> Excel (and the rest of office) doesn't come with windows. (MS does package
> MSWord with Works--but not Excel.)
>
> The free viewer (no changes allowed) from Microsoft:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/of...347961033.aspx
>
> and the older version if they can't run the one above:
>
> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...S/xlViewer.exe
> (One line in your browser)
>
> or...
>
> Maybe a free spreadsheet program would work:
> http://www.openoffice.org, a 60-65 meg download or a CD
>
> ilona wrote:
> >
> > my friend sent an excel spreadsheet doc to me by email attachment. I have
> > windows xp with MS Works. I try to open the doc and windows does not
> > recognise it and I can't save it to my computer under my documents.
> >
> > How can I open/save it
> > thanks
> > ilona
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson


Ok downloaded excel viewer and I can view the spreadsheet now. That was
what I needed. thanks !>