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Kevin

Assuming you have Excel on your computer and the attached file has no problem
opening..........

Do they still have the *.xls extension or a .DAT extension?

If your email client is OutLook Express and the sender is using MS Office
OutLook(not OE) to send the files, request that he/she send them as
attachments using quot;plain textquot; as opposed to quot;Rich Text
Format(RTF)quot;.Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:26:02 -0700, Kevin gt;
wrote:

gt;The excel file attachment sent to me is jibberish. Why?

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Thanks so much! The file finally opened and was readable!

quot;Gord Dibbenquot; wrote:

gt; Kevin
gt;
gt; Assuming you have Excel on your computer and the attached file has no problem
gt; opening..........
gt;
gt; Do they still have the *.xls extension or a .DAT extension?
gt;
gt; If your email client is OutLook Express and the sender is using MS Office
gt; OutLook(not OE) to send the files, request that he/she send them as
gt; attachments using quot;plain textquot; as opposed to quot;Rich Text
gt; Format(RTF)quot;.
gt;
gt;
gt; Gord Dibben Excel MVP
gt;
gt;
gt;
gt;
gt; On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:26:02 -0700, Kevin gt;
gt; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt;The excel file attachment sent to me is jibberish. Why?
gt;
gt; Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
gt;