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When I attempt to open an Excel file (not through Excel) by double cliccking
on file, the default appears to be word, so cannot read file correctly.
Please advise what I have to do to make sure correct extension is read to
open file correctl;y.
Thankyou
Denise

Denise,

You should always try and open Excel files within Excel or from explorer.
Why would you want to open an Excel file in Word?

Ewan.

quot;denisehquot; wrote:

gt; When I attempt to open an Excel file (not through Excel) by double cliccking
gt; on file, the default appears to be word, so cannot read file correctly.
gt; Please advise what I have to do to make sure correct extension is read to
gt; open file correctl;y.
gt; Thankyou
gt; Denise

Hi

Go to My Computer and click on C drive. Go to Tools/Folder Options/File Type
tab. In that list there must be an entry for .xls If you click on Change,
you can set the program to open it with from there.

Andy.quot;denisehquot; gt; wrote in message
...
gt; When I attempt to open an Excel file (not through Excel) by double
gt; cliccking
gt; on file, the default appears to be word, so cannot read file correctly.
gt; Please advise what I have to do to make sure correct extension is read to
gt; open file correctl;y.
gt; Thankyou
gt; Denise
Sorry, maybe my question is not very clear, it isn't me trying to open an
Excel file in Word, but that when I try to open an Excel file, say as an
attachment in Outlook the default appears as Word not Excel. It is as though
the file is being read as a .doc file not .xls.
Thanks for your time
Regards
Denise

quot;ewan7279quot; wrote:

gt; Denise,
gt;
gt; You should always try and open Excel files within Excel or from explorer.
gt; Why would you want to open an Excel file in Word?
gt;
gt; Ewan.
gt;
gt; quot;denisehquot; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt; When I attempt to open an Excel file (not through Excel) by double cliccking
gt; gt; on file, the default appears to be word, so cannot read file correctly.
gt; gt; Please advise what I have to do to make sure correct extension is read to
gt; gt; open file correctl;y.
gt; gt; Thankyou
gt; gt; Denise

Sorry Denise - didn't understand. Andy's solution should do the trick.

quot;denisehquot; wrote:

gt; Sorry, maybe my question is not very clear, it isn't me trying to open an
gt; Excel file in Word, but that when I try to open an Excel file, say as an
gt; attachment in Outlook the default appears as Word not Excel. It is as though
gt; the file is being read as a .doc file not .xls.
gt; Thanks for your time
gt; Regards
gt; Denise
gt;
gt; quot;ewan7279quot; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt; Denise,
gt; gt;
gt; gt; You should always try and open Excel files within Excel or from explorer.
gt; gt; Why would you want to open an Excel file in Word?
gt; gt;
gt; gt; Ewan.
gt; gt;
gt; gt; quot;denisehquot; wrote:
gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; When I attempt to open an Excel file (not through Excel) by double cliccking
gt; gt; gt; on file, the default appears to be word, so cannot read file correctly.
gt; gt; gt; Please advise what I have to do to make sure correct extension is read to
gt; gt; gt; open file correctl;y.
gt; gt; gt; Thankyou
gt; gt; gt; Denise