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Excel Viewer 2003

Brief Description
Open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed. This download is a replacement for Excel Viewer 97 and all previous Excel Viewer versions.

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File Name:xlviewer.exe
Version:1
Date Published:12/10/2004
Language:English
Download Size:9.9 MB
Estimated Download Time: 25 min 56K
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Overview

NOTICE: This download will no longer be available or supported after November 30th, 2009. The newest version of the Excel Viewer is available here.

Note: After installing the Excel Viewer 2003 please install all High-Priority updates from Microsoft Update.

With Excel Viewer 2003, you can open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed. You can also copy data from Excel Viewer 2003 to another program. However, you cannot edit data, save a workbook, or create a new workbook. This download is a replacement for Excel Viewer 97 and all previous Excel Viewer versions.

Compatibility Pack for the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

To reduce file size, improve reliability, and enhance integration with external sources, Microsoft has added new file formats to Word 2007, Excel 2007, and PowerPoint 2007. To help ensure that you can open files in these new formats, Microsoft has developed a Compatibility Pack for the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats. By installing the Compatibility Pack after you install the Excel Viewer 2003, you can view documents that are saved in the following new document formats:
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2007 document (.xlsx)
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2007 macro-enabled document (.xlsm)

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP

  • This download applies to the following Office applications:
    • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
    • Microsoft Excel 2002
    • Microsoft Excel 2000
    • Microsoft Excel 97

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Instructions

To install this download:
  1. Download the file by clicking the Download button (above) and saving the file to your hard disk.
  2. Double-click the xlviewer.exe program file on your hard disk to start the Setup program.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Instructions for use:

After you install this download, open a file in Excel Viewer 2003:
  1. On the File menu, click Open.
  2. In the Look in list, click the drive, folder, or Internet location that contains the file you want to open.
  3. In the folder list, locate the file, or locate and open the folder that contains the file.
  4. Click the file, and then click Open.

To remove this download:

To remove the download file, delete the file xlviewer.exe.

  1. On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  3. In the list of currently installed programs, select Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
  4. Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.

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What Others Are Downloading

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  3. PowerPoint Viewer 2007
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