Windows 10: excel email attachments convert to PDF

Excel files received as excel files convert to PDF when downloaded or opening. I have tried right click and open with Excel and open in browser. Neither works.

I have Windows 10 and Office 2003. I have a Comcast email address and an Office 365 email address.

Help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Upgraded to Windows 10 Now Excel Not Working

I get an error message:



When ever I try to open and Excel attachment in an email, or a previously saved Excel file. I can convert it to a PDF and then convert it back to an Excel file but this is a HUGE problem since I work with various excel files all day.

 

email through my lumia 720

How to attach multiple file like excel, word pdf etc. In one email

i want to attach 4 excel and 2 pdf file in one email. But i cant do that. Why?

its a major problem of windows phone 8

 

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Email attachments received as excel files convert to PDF when downloaded or opening. I have tried right click and open with Excel and open in browser. Neither works.

I have Windows 10 and Office 2003. I have a Comcast email address and an Office 365 email address.

Help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

Hi ATLBill. Welcome to the TenForums @ATLBill

While I don't have an answer for you I think we need to know what mail client you are using? (Browser (which one), Outlook 2003, Live mail, Windows App, Thunderbird, etc)


Ken

 

I use Office 365 2016, and am pretty good in Excel, Bill. I've never had that problem.

My thinking is that if the Excel file you're getting is from a fairly recent version of Excel (say, 2010 and above) that Excel 2003 can't handle it; thus, the PDF file. Just a WAG.

 

As Wynona says. Office 2007 and later had their default file formats changed, recognizable by having an x on the extension as in .xlsx or .docx. There is a convertor file downloadable for older versions of Office.
Download Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats from Official Microsoft Download Center

 

Why not send yourself a test xls file between your two email accounts and see what happens?

 

Thanks!! I will get Office 2010.

 

not needed. Word and Excel 2003 work fine with w10

 

Hi ALTBill

Unless I missed it you still haven't said what mail client you are using. Could you share please.

Ken