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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The QGIS 2.0 User Guide states that I can add Excel (XLS) files like other layers and tables. Page 50 of Anita Graser’s Learning QGIS 2.0 book (great book by the way) also says “…we can load XLS files by simply dragging them into QGIS from the file browser or using Add Vector Layer.” However, My .xls file does not appear in the file browser. And when I try to add it by other methods, I get the “…is not a valid or recognized data source” error message. Am I missing something obvious? Is there something I need to do to be able to ad .xls tables that was not documented?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for any help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David Chrest<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Research GIS Analyst<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>RTI International<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3040 Cornwallis Rd, PO Box 12194<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>