When you click on an .XLS what happens

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by tonydenson, Jun 19, 2007.

  1. tonydenson

    tonydenson Member

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    When I click on an XLS on my MacBook from Finder I get the Windows version of Excel launched. This is regardless of whether I created it with the Windows version or the Mac version (I have both versions installed). Can this behavior be modified

    Tony
     
    tonydenson, Jun 19, 2007
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  2. dkp

    dkp Forum Maven

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    If you right click or (control click for single button mousers) on the xls file it will present a menu. Select Get Info and examine the "Open with" option to see what application that file is associated with.
     
    dkp, Jun 19, 2007
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  3. tonydenson

    tonydenson Member

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    Ahh, thanks. Hadn't noticed the subtle distinction between the names of the two versions of Excel is just the icon.
     
    tonydenson, Jun 19, 2007
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  4. pwith

    pwith Member

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    Stealing file associations is an old ploy. It is actually a very serious matter and I hope Parallels will turn this feature off and let the user make that decision,

    Peter
     
    pwith, Jun 19, 2007
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