Anyone here understand Excel and OpenOffice?

[TheBac]

I am trying to open an Excel spreadsheet file with OpenOfficeCalc. This is supposed to work, but I can only get the calculators to go into "read only" mode.
I am trying to open/edit the 4 link calculator so I can change parameters and lengths in it, just to get some ideas. When I open the 03 version, I get a "macros not enabled" message. The 07 version just goes into "read only" mode.

These are the spreadsheet files: http://www.patooyee.com/calculators/calculators.htm

Does anyone understand this software and can tell me what Im doing wrong?

Thanks

 

[jlawles2]

I open "openoffice" on my mac, start a spreadsheet, then open the file and it lets me change anything I want.

 

[bmc1025]

It works just fine on my mac, I will attach it saved in odt format.

 

[TheBac]

Thank you! It works on my laptop now.