When it first launched, PrimaveraReader XER viewer was an intriguing alternative to importing.xer files in your database to view the contents. Feb 19, 2016 This video describes how to open the primavera database tables in microsoft excel.
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Excel Viewer has been retired
Important
The Microsoft Excel Viewer was retired in April, 2018. It is no longer available for download or receive security updates. To continue viewing Excel files for free, we recommend installing the Excel mobile app or storing documents in OneDrive or Dropbox, where Excel Online opens them in your browser. For the Excel mobile app, visit the store for your device:
Summary
The Microsoft Excel Viewer is a small, freely redistributable program that lets you view and print Microsoft Excel spreadsheets if you don’t have Excel installed. In addition, the Excel Viewer can open workbooks that were created in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh.
The Excel Viewer can open the latest version of Excel workbooks, but it will not display newer features.
More Information
The Microsoft Excel Viewer is the latest version of the viewer. It can read the file formats of all versions of Excel, and it replaces the Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003.
Other options for free viewing of Excel workbooks
- Excel Online Excel Online is available through OneDrive or deployed as part of Microsoft SharePoint. Excel Online can view, edit and print Excel workbooks. For more information about Excel Online, see the Office Online overview.
- Office 365 Trial Downloading the trial will give you access to the full capabilities of Microsoft Office 2013. For more information, see Office 365 Home.
- Office Mobile applications Download the trial for mobile applications available on iPhone, Android phone, or Windows Phone. For more information, see Office on mobile devices.
Note
The Excel Viewer is available only as a 32-bit application. A 64-bit version of the Excel Viewer does not exist. The 32-bit version of the Excel Viewer can be used on 64-bit versions of Windows.
The file name of the Excel Viewer is xlview.exe. The default folder location for the Excel Viewer on a 32-bit operating system isc:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice12. The default folder location for the Excel Viewer on a 64-bit operating system is c:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice12.
Note
If you already have a full version of Microsoft Excel installed on your computer, do not install Microsoft Excel Viewer in the same directory. Doing this causes file conflicts.
File formats supported
The Excel file formats supported are .xlsx, .xlsm, .xlsb, .xltx, .xltm, .xls, .xlt, .xlm, and .xlw. Macro-enabled files can be opened (.xlsm, .xltm, and .xlm), but the macros do not run.
Known issues with newer versions of Excel workbooks and the Excel Viewer
Even though the Excel Viewer can read the latest Excel workbooks, the following new features are not visible or are displayed differently in the Excel Viewer.
- Sparklines are not shown in the Excel Viewer. The cells where they are located are blank.
- PivotTables and PivotCharts are flattened. The data or chart will appear, but modifications cannot be made.
- Macros do not run in the Excel Viewer.
- Slicers do not display data in the Excel Viewer. Instead, a box is displayed in the location of the slicer and it contains the following text: 'This shape represents a slicer. Slicers are supported in Excel 2010 or later. If the shape was modified in an earlier version of Excel, or if the workbook was saved in Excel 2003 or earlier, the slicer cannot be used.'
If you have to view or use these features, use Excel Online.
1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) in our database
Below, you can find answers to the following questions:
- What is the .xer file?
- Which program can create the .xer file?
- Where can you find a description of the .xer format?
- What can convert .xer files to a different format?
- Which MIME-type is associated with the .xer extension?
Primavera P6 Project
XER file is a Primavera P6 Project. Primavera P6 is a robust, and easy to use solution for globally prioritizing, planning, managing and executing projects, programs and portfolios.
Category: Project files
Application:Primavera P6
Mime-type: application/octet-stream
Magic string (ASCII): -
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XER Manager
Microsoft Project Document
![Xer Xer](https://www.virtualprojectconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Activities-1024x572.png)
Microsoft Project Database
Microsoft Project XML Data Interchange File
Other types of files may also use the .xer file extension. If you have helpful information about .xer extension, write to us!
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
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The .xer filename extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
cer (1), zer (1), xrr (1), xfr (1), xef (1), xed (1), xdr (1), exr (1), der (1), xsr (1), xr (1), xet (1), xee (1), xe (1), ser (1)
Can't open a .xer file?
If you want to open a .xer file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. If the .xer association isn't set correctly, you may receive the following error message:
Windows can't open this file:
File: example.xer
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.
File: example.xer
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.
To change file associations:
- Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
- In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
- Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.
Supported operating systems
Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android
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