HT4399: MacBook Air (Late 2010): Frequently Asked Questions about Software Reinstall Drive

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Pat and Bob
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Q: I have a Mac Book Air and have purchased individually numbers and pages.  I was given an excel file on a thumb drive and cannot open it.  Is there a way to open the xcl file in numbers?

I have a MacBook Air, and have purchased individually Numbers and Pages.  I was sent an Excel file on a thumb drive but cannot open the file.  The message states that the Excel file is encryeted.  Is ther any way to open a PC file on my Mac Book Air?

Pat and Bob

Posted on Jul 2, 2013 10:06 AM

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  • by Michael Black,

    Michael Black Michael Black Jul 2, 2013 10:15 AM in response to Pat and Bob
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    Jul 2, 2013 10:15 AM in response to Pat and Bob

    Excel does not use the .xcl extension for any of its native file formats?  The only files I've ever seen with xcl as the file extension were associated with embedded application code projects.

     

    If this is in fact an Excel file, but an encrypted one, you cannot open it (in excel or any compatible application) without the decryption password.

  • by uselessSABOTAGE,

    uselessSABOTAGE uselessSABOTAGE Jul 2, 2013 10:14 AM in response to Pat and Bob
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    Jul 2, 2013 10:14 AM in response to Pat and Bob

    Numbers supports excel, if you're having an issue opening perhaps it isn't an excel file.  It should be .xls or .xlsx  if isn't one of those two document types then it isn't an excel spreadsheet.