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Bernard V Liengme
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I called MSFT tech support- they simply told me when I aave a file there is
an option in the drop down menu that allows me to save it from 97 - 2003
versions.
> See my reply to your earlier message
> > cannot send excel 07 files to anyone that does not have excel 2007
> > how do i get this file to them
> > cannot convert to PDF does not work- adobe does not support this file is
> > the
> > error i get
I called MSFT tech support- they told me there is an option in the drop down
menu when saving a file to save it in the versions of Excel 97 -2003.
If you just "save as" it will save it in the new 07 file extenstion which is
a different extension of the older versions.
> See my reply to your earlier message
> > cannot send excel 07 files to anyone that does not have excel 2007
> > how do i get this file to them
> > cannot convert to PDF does not work- adobe does not support this file is
> > the
> > error i get
Michael M - 12 Oct 2007 07:40 GMT
Firstly, to explain.
When you are ready to save the file do the following:
1. Click on File / Save As
2. When the Save As box appears go to the bottom of the box to the Save As
dropdown
3. Select Excel 2003 file type, or whichever you need and click OK.
This then saves this file, and only this file, in Excel 2003 format and you
can then send it to your other users.
By doing this, it has no effect on your current Excel version or your
operating system.
Regards
Michael M
> I called MSFT tech support- they told me there is an option in the drop down
> menu when saving a file to save it in the versions of Excel 97 -2003.
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> > > the
> > > error i get
gls858 - 12 Oct 2007 15:10 GMT
> I called MSFT tech support- they told me there is an option in the drop down
> menu when saving a file to save it in the versions of Excel 97 -2003.
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>>> the
>>> error i get
You can also change the default save as format by clicking on the Office
button in Excel. At the bottom you will see Excel options, click it
and the look for save and set your default. Keep in mind that by saving in
the 97-2003 format you are bound by the limitations of that format such
as the total number of rows and columns available.
gls858