How to open xls files in Mountain Lion

I upgraded to Mountain Lion and now cannot open xls files. xlsx files open fine. Is there a way to convert the xls files?

I think I have the same issue. I had xls associated with Openoffice but after upgrading xls opens with Preview. I tried to change it using CMD+I but when I select Openoffice it returns to Preview.... And yes I also tried to change the extention into xlsx but that also didn't solve the issue

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I noticed one of the features of Mountain Lion is the ability to view ny AVCHD (.mts) files on my MAC without converting them.
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