How can I change from the exel file extention .xlsx to .xls ?

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Suleyman - 26 Feb 2007 23:06 GMT

How can I change from the exel file extention .xlsx to .xls ?
Since the other users can not open .xlsx extention.

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Roger Govier - 26 Feb 2007 23:13 GMT

Hi

Open the file in XL2007.
Click circular Office button>Save As>Excel 97-2003 Workbook

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Roger Govier

> How can I change from the exel file extention .xlsx to .xls ?
> Since the other users can not open .xlsx extention.

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gls858 - 27 Feb 2007 15:21 GMT

> Hi
>
> Open the file in XL2007.
> Click circular Office button>Save As>Excel 97-2003 Workbook

Another option is to download the Office Compatibility pack.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43
-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en

this is the same site: http://tinyurl.com/y5a879

Or if you go to the Office button and click on options (lower right hand
side). You can then select save and set a default save format so
you don't have to remember to save as the old format each time.

gls858

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