XLS files opening in Writer

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#1

I just updated to the newest version of Libre Office. Now whenever I open a .xls file from Finder, Libre Office tries to open it in Writer.

The only way I can seem to get these files to open correctly is to go into Libre Office, choose “Open…,” navigate to the file, and select “Microsoft Excel 97/2000/XP/2003” as the File Type.

Is there some way to get Libre Office to default to this File Type for the .xls file extension? This was never a problem before I updated, and it’s kind of a huge pain.

EDIT: Version 4.1.2.3 Build ID: 40b2d7fde7e8d2d7bc5a449dc65df4d08a7dd38

#2

“latest version” is not a sufficient information. Thus please let us know which version you are using. Look into About LibreOffice

#3

Version 4.1.2.3
Build ID: 40b2d7fde7e8d2d7bc5a449dc65df4d08a7dd38

#4

Hi,

Right click an xls file, select Open With… - Set Default Programe(or something like that) select LibreOffice Calc or Microsoft Excel and clich use this programe as default.(Similar in Windows and Linux desktop enviroments).

If problem persists, try to reset the user profile as instructed here: LibreOffice user profile - The Document Foundation Wiki but be carefull for the notifications like your templates and other stuff may be deleted have a copy then…

If this not solves, you shold fill a bug report at https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/bug/ . Btw i think if you are sure that upgrade caused this, you should better fill a bug report too. Don’t forget to write the previous version.

Best regards,
Zeki

xls files opening in Writer, not Calc
#5

I have essentially the same problem. Downloading a file from Santander I could open it in 3xxx but in both 4.2 and 4.3 versions the files get thrown into Writer where they appear in xml format. That two successive versions of LO don’t open them correctly showOpening them in a text ed (kate) shows that this is the format supplied. There must be a setting in LO which I cannot find to make the xml files open correctly. Gnumeric opens them happily and will then save them as the old binary format.

#6

There is a reported bug about this issue:
FILEOPEN: Excel 2 sheet (xls) opens in writer

#7

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