Try this. Open the excel file. Select the entire sheet and copy it to your clipboard. Open Word. Paste the contents of the clipboard into a word document. Now you have a table which you can format for braille. ANN FOXWORTH, BRAILLE CONSULTANT DARS DIVISION FOR BLIND SERVICES CRISS COLE REHABILITATION CENTER 4800 N LAMAR BLVD AUSTIN, TX 78757 PH: 512-377-0471 -----Original Message----- From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Deborah Barnes Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:46 AM To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [duxuser] Question about xls files I have some files with the extension xls. How should I go about opening these ... I don't know anything about excel except that it causes my head to hurt. I have 8 documents to fix and emboss. Thanks, Deb B. * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *