I used to use both of those for OS 9 but now I have Office. I have never had good luck opening XLS files in AW. But the NeoOffice seems like a great solution for Mac OS X. On Dec 13, 2005, at 12:16 PM, Mary Russell wrote: > I know for sure that appleworks 6 should open the xls file. I use > it all the time. > There's also a program called icexcel. There is a free demo. They > also have icword. They cost very little if you decide to buy them. > They've been written up as excellent > programs. > Mary > > -- > Remember, today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. > > _______________________________________________ > X-Newbies mailing list > X-Newbies at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-newbies > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >