set xls in emails to open with excel

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set xls in emails to open with excel

Yesterday I migrated all my files and settings from my core duo 2.66 macbook pro to my new i7 quad 2.6.

Excel did not transfer over right, so I uninstalled and re-installed. It now works fine, but when I click an excel attachment (xls or xlsx) from an email it will not open. It gives me tha choice of what to open with, but will not open.

I now have to save the file and then fine it in finder to click.

If I click on any excel file in finder, it opens properly.

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Posted on Feb 11, 2013 7:45 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 11, 2013 7:48 AM in response to richardlw

In Finder, select an Excel spreadsheet and hit command-I to bring up the "Get Info" window. Under the "Open With..." area choose Excel in the option (if Excel isn't there, you can choose "Other" and go select it from the Applications folder. Once that's done, click the "Change All" button below it and indicate that is what you want to do.

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Answer 2

Feb 11, 2013 7:50 AM in response to richardlw

locate one of these files within Finder. Hold down your control key on your keyboard, then click on the file. Select "Get info"

A long skinny window will open.

Change the "open with" drop down to show Excel, then click the "change all" button

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richardlw Author

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Feb 11, 2013 7:51 AM in response to William Lloyd

It is already set as default. I also tried changing that and changing it back. No go.

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Feb 11, 2013 8:00 AM in response to richardlw

What version of Microsoft Office is installed??

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richardlw Author

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Feb 11, 2013 8:06 AM in response to KarenSelena

Office 2011 version 14.1.0

Are there settings somewhere in the apple email program?

Note that I can drag the file to my desktop and click it to open in excel.

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Answer 6

Feb 11, 2013 8:35 AM in response to richardlw

No. I think what you need to do, is save the document from your email, to your computer first. Once you have saved it, then follow the above steps.

When you go to the mail, you should see that you can download the document. Did you do that?

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richardlw Author

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Feb 11, 2013 9:22 AM in response to KarenSelena

I don't want to save the downloaded files. I want to use them.

they download fine, I can save and open (as I mentioned) I can drag and open.

I want to OPEN, as I could before.

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Feb 11, 2013 9:26 AM in response to richardlw

Remove MS Office, reboot, reinstall MS Office.

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richardlw Author

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Feb 11, 2013 10:40 AM in response to Csound1

I hope there is a better solution that that.

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Csound1

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Feb 11, 2013 10:43 AM in response to richardlw

Good luck, a reinstall is easy (and your copy of Office is out of date, 14.3.0 is current) but it is your choice.

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richardlw Author

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Feb 11, 2013 11:39 AM in response to Csound1

That is the update I installed this morning.

The uninstall and reinstall is not that time consuming, but that update (that you say isn't the latest), unless the download is hidden somewhere, is a two hour download after the re-install.

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Csound1

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Feb 11, 2013 11:42 AM in response to richardlw

Do you mean that you this update?

Because 14.1.0 is rather old.

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Csound1

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Feb 11, 2013 11:48 AM in response to richardlw

The uninstall and reinstall is not that time consuming, but that update (that you say isn't the latest), unless the download is hidden somewhere, is a two hour download after the re-install.

Then you are doing it wrong, removal of Office 2011 is an entirely manual procedure, it takes MS 11 steps to describe the process. Your installation is 4 updates old.

This document tells youHow to remove Office 2011

If you just installed over the existing copy you brought the problem along for the ride.

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richardlw Author

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Feb 11, 2013 2:24 PM in response to Csound1

When I brought it over, it did not open. So I downloaded the uninstall program and ran that. Rebooted

Then installed from scratch. Rebooted

Then ran the microsoft update. Rebooted

Ran the microsoft update program and got the message that it was up to date. I just ran it again, and this time it tells me that 14.2.3 is availble, so I'm downloading it.

It isn't a resistance to remove and start over as it is to make sure that is the problem first. It works fine except with mail, and mail is not part of office.

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Feb 11, 2013 2:27 PM in response to richardlw

richardlw wrote:

When I brought it over, it did not open. So I downloaded the uninstall program and ran that. Rebooted

There is no uninstaller for Office 2011, what did you use?

Then installed from scratch. Rebooted

Then ran the microsoft update. Rebooted

Ran the microsoft update program and got the message that it was up to date. I just ran it again, and this time it tells me that 14.2.3 is availble, so I'm downloading it.

As I said, the current version is 14.3.0

I provided a link to the correct instructions for removing Office, I have no idea as to what you actually did so can't offer any advice as I am in the dark over here.

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