 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussionsAccessExcelInfoPathOutlookPowerPointPublisherWordDirectoryUser Groups Related Topics Outlook ExpressInternet ExplorerWindowsMS Server ProductsMore Topics ... |
MS Office Forum / Excel / New Users / November 2007SBS 2003, ActiveSync, and Excel files questions
Hello! I am not sure which newsgroup to use for this one. I have SBS 2003 SP1 with Exchange SP2 and XP SP2 workstations. I just bought a new phone with WM6 on it and ActiveSync works great for Exchange stuff, but I have a problem with Excel files. I have a spreadsheet for my mileage that is in Excel 2003 format. I used to use it with my ancient Palm m130 and Dataviz Documents to Go, which I have removed from my computer. Every time I sync the Excel file to my desktop using ActiveSync, I can then edit it on my workstation normally, but when I edit it on the phone and try to save it, it always says that it must be saved as a different name and that some formatting may be lost. I can save it as a different name, then edit it again on the phone, and it saves fine until I do another ActiveSync of the file. I see no changes in its layout or data between the version on the phone and what is on the computer. Are the versions of Mobile Office apps on WM6 the miniatures of Office 2007? That might explain it. There are no macros in the file. The only reason I am still on Office 2003 is for syncing my Palm to Outlook. It is too old to sync to Outlook 2007, and I was waiting to get a WM6 phone before moving to Office 2007. Thank you for helping! Gregg Hill  Signature---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION.** Gregg I have a WM6 device as well, Just created a new Excel Spreadsheet, File> Save As Only option is Excel 97-2003 format Not real sure what the issue might be SignatureCris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. Hello! I am not sure which newsgroup to use for this one. I have SBS 2003 SP1 with Exchange SP2 and XP SP2 workstations. I just bought a new phone with WM6 on it and ActiveSync works great for Exchange stuff, but I have a problem with Excel files. I have a spreadsheet for my mileage that is in Excel 2003 format. I used to use it with my ancient Palm m130 and Dataviz Documents to Go, which I have removed from my computer. Every time I sync the Excel file to my desktop using ActiveSync, I can then edit it on my workstation normally, but when I edit it on the phone and try to save it, it always says that it must be saved as a different name and that some formatting may be lost. I can save it as a different name, then edit it again on the phone, and it saves fine until I do another ActiveSync of the file. I see no changes in its layout or data between the version on the phone and what is on the computer. Are the versions of Mobile Office apps on WM6 the miniatures of Office 2007? That might explain it. There are no macros in the file. The only reason I am still on Office 2003 is for syncing my Palm to Outlook. It is too old to sync to Outlook 2007, and I was waiting to get a WM6 phone before moving to Office 2007. Thank you for helping! Gregg Hill Signature---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION.** Cris, I just noticed that the Save As on the phone is Excel 97/2000 and not even a 2003 version. On my workstation, I saved it as "Microsoft Excel 97- Excel 2003 & 5.0/95 Workbook" before I synced to the phone. I guess I answered part of my question...no, the Office apps are not mini-2007 versions. I still don't know why it makes me rename it after every sync and edit. Gregg Hill Signature---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION. Use any of my comments at your own risk.** Gregg I have a WM6 device as well, Just created a new Excel Spreadsheet, File> Save As Only option is Excel 97-2003 format Not real sure what the issue might be -- Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23sJo7qkHIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Hello! I am not sure which newsgroup to use for this one. I have SBS 2003 SP1 with Exchange SP2 and XP SP2 workstations. I just bought a new phone with WM6 on it and ActiveSync works great for Exchange stuff, but I have a problem with Excel files. I have a spreadsheet for my mileage that is in Excel 2003 format. I used to use it with my ancient Palm m130 and Dataviz Documents to Go, which I have removed from my computer. Every time I sync the Excel file to my desktop using ActiveSync, I can then edit it on my workstation normally, but when I edit it on the phone and try to save it, it always says that it must be saved as a different name and that some formatting may be lost. I can save it as a different name, then edit it again on the phone, and it saves fine until I do another ActiveSync of the file. I see no changes in its layout or data between the version on the phone and what is on the computer. Are the versions of Mobile Office apps on WM6 the miniatures of Office 2007? That might explain it. There are no macros in the file. The only reason I am still on Office 2003 is for syncing my Palm to Outlook. It is too old to sync to Outlook 2007, and I was waiting to get a WM6 phone before moving to Office 2007. Thank you for helping! Gregg Hill -- ---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION.** somewhere in the synch the copy coming to your phone is marked read only would be my guess. Is it synching via the WM_Documents folder on the desktop? If so, might check the properties on that folder. SignatureCris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. Cris, I just noticed that the Save As on the phone is Excel 97/2000 and not even a 2003 version. On my workstation, I saved it as "Microsoft Excel 97- Excel 2003 & 5.0/95 Workbook" before I synced to the phone. I guess I answered part of my question...no, the Office apps are not mini-2007 versions. I still don't know why it makes me rename it after every sync and edit. Gregg Hill Signature---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION. Use any of my comments at your own risk.** "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" <crisnospamhanna@cpunospamservices.net> wrote in message news:9518C430-3619-4886-AB26-3417B49BE313@microsoft.com... Gregg I have a WM6 device as well, Just created a new Excel Spreadsheet, File> Save As Only option is Excel 97-2003 format Not real sure what the issue might be -- Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23sJo7qkHIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Hello! I am not sure which newsgroup to use for this one. I have SBS 2003 SP1 with Exchange SP2 and XP SP2 workstations. I just bought a new phone with WM6 on it and ActiveSync works great for Exchange stuff, but I have a problem with Excel files. I have a spreadsheet for my mileage that is in Excel 2003 format. I used to use it with my ancient Palm m130 and Dataviz Documents to Go, which I have removed from my computer. Every time I sync the Excel file to my desktop using ActiveSync, I can then edit it on my workstation normally, but when I edit it on the phone and try to save it, it always says that it must be saved as a different name and that some formatting may be lost. I can save it as a different name, then edit it again on the phone, and it saves fine until I do another ActiveSync of the file. I see no changes in its layout or data between the version on the phone and what is on the computer. Are the versions of Mobile Office apps on WM6 the miniatures of Office 2007? That might explain it. There are no macros in the file. The only reason I am still on Office 2003 is for syncing my Palm to Outlook. It is too old to sync to Outlook 2007, and I was waiting to get a WM6 phone before moving to Office 2007. Thank you for helping! Gregg Hill -- ---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION.** Yes, it is syncing to that folder, which is under the My Documents folder, which is under the Users share on the server. The full path is "E:\Users Shared Folders\gregg\My Documents\WM_gregg My Documents\Business" The whole tree and files have Full Control and the file is not read only. Gregg Hill Signature---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION. Use any of my comments at your own risk.** somewhere in the synch the copy coming to your phone is marked read only would be my guess. Is it synching via the WM_Documents folder on the desktop? If so, might check the properties on that folder. -- Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23$07Y7mHIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... Cris, I just noticed that the Save As on the phone is Excel 97/2000 and not even a 2003 version. On my workstation, I saved it as "Microsoft Excel 97- Excel 2003 & 5.0/95 Workbook" before I synced to the phone. I guess I answered part of my question...no, the Office apps are not mini-2007 versions. I still don't know why it makes me rename it after every sync and edit. Gregg Hill -- ---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION. Use any of my comments at your own risk.** "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" <crisnospamhanna@cpunospamservices.net> wrote in message news:9518C430-3619-4886-AB26-3417B49BE313@microsoft.com... Gregg I have a WM6 device as well, Just created a new Excel Spreadsheet, File> Save As Only option is Excel 97-2003 format Not real sure what the issue might be -- Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23sJo7qkHIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Hello! I am not sure which newsgroup to use for this one. I have SBS 2003 SP1 with Exchange SP2 and XP SP2 workstations. I just bought a new phone with WM6 on it and ActiveSync works great for Exchange stuff, but I have a problem with Excel files. I have a spreadsheet for my mileage that is in Excel 2003 format. I used to use it with my ancient Palm m130 and Dataviz Documents to Go, which I have removed from my computer. Every time I sync the Excel file to my desktop using ActiveSync, I can then edit it on my workstation normally, but when I edit it on the phone and try to save it, it always says that it must be saved as a different name and that some formatting may be lost. I can save it as a different name, then edit it again on the phone, and it saves fine until I do another ActiveSync of the file. I see no changes in its layout or data between the version on the phone and what is on the computer. Are the versions of Mobile Office apps on WM6 the miniatures of Office 2007? That might explain it. There are no macros in the file. The only reason I am still on Office 2003 is for syncing my Palm to Outlook. It is too old to sync to Outlook 2007, and I was waiting to get a WM6 phone before moving to Office 2007. Thank you for helping! Gregg Hill -- ---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION.** Googling on "windows mobile synch read only" finds several "hits". I'd start reading... SignatureCris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. Yes, it is syncing to that folder, which is under the My Documents folder, which is under the Users share on the server. The full path is "E:\Users Shared Folders\gregg\My Documents\WM_gregg My Documents\Business" The whole tree and files have Full Control and the file is not read only. Gregg Hill Signature---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION. Use any of my comments at your own risk.** "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" <crisnospamhanna@cpunospamservices.net> wrote in message news:102CBC67-8FA8-49B7-B683-32656E507479@microsoft.com... somewhere in the synch the copy coming to your phone is marked read only would be my guess. Is it synching via the WM_Documents folder on the desktop? If so, might check the properties on that folder. -- Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23$07Y7mHIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... Cris, I just noticed that the Save As on the phone is Excel 97/2000 and not even a 2003 version. On my workstation, I saved it as "Microsoft Excel 97- Excel 2003 & 5.0/95 Workbook" before I synced to the phone. I guess I answered part of my question...no, the Office apps are not mini-2007 versions. I still don't know why it makes me rename it after every sync and edit. Gregg Hill -- ---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION. Use any of my comments at your own risk.** "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" <crisnospamhanna@cpunospamservices.net> wrote in message news:9518C430-3619-4886-AB26-3417B49BE313@microsoft.com... Gregg I have a WM6 device as well, Just created a new Excel Spreadsheet, File> Save As Only option is Excel 97-2003 format Not real sure what the issue might be -- Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23sJo7qkHIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Hello! I am not sure which newsgroup to use for this one. I have SBS 2003 SP1 with Exchange SP2 and XP SP2 workstations. I just bought a new phone with WM6 on it and ActiveSync works great for Exchange stuff, but I have a problem with Excel files. I have a spreadsheet for my mileage that is in Excel 2003 format. I used to use it with my ancient Palm m130 and Dataviz Documents to Go, which I have removed from my computer. Every time I sync the Excel file to my desktop using ActiveSync, I can then edit it on my workstation normally, but when I edit it on the phone and try to save it, it always says that it must be saved as a different name and that some formatting may be lost. I can save it as a different name, then edit it again on the phone, and it saves fine until I do another ActiveSync of the file. I see no changes in its layout or data between the version on the phone and what is on the computer. Are the versions of Mobile Office apps on WM6 the miniatures of Office 2007? That might explain it. There are no macros in the file. The only reason I am still on Office 2003 is for syncing my Palm to Outlook. It is too old to sync to Outlook 2007, and I was waiting to get a WM6 phone before moving to Office 2007. Thank you for helping! Gregg Hill -- ---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION.** I Googled for hours looking for Excel save as and activesync problems before I posted here. The file on the PC is not read-only. While Googling using your suggested keywords, I found out that there is an actual Smartphone newsgroup, so I am adding them to this cross-post. Any Smartphone gurus out there? I am off to bed, then Google in the morning! Gregg Hill Signature---------------- OK, he's gone...I can remove that stupid disclaimer now. Googling on "windows mobile synch read only" finds several "hits". I'd start reading... -- Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:eSiCOMnHIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Yes, it is syncing to that folder, which is under the My Documents folder, which is under the Users share on the server. The full path is "E:\Users Shared Folders\gregg\My Documents\WM_gregg My Documents\Business" The whole tree and files have Full Control and the file is not read only. Gregg Hill -- ---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION. Use any of my comments at your own risk.** "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" <crisnospamhanna@cpunospamservices.net> wrote in message news:102CBC67-8FA8-49B7-B683-32656E507479@microsoft.com... somewhere in the synch the copy coming to your phone is marked read only would be my guess. Is it synching via the WM_Documents folder on the desktop? If so, might check the properties on that folder. -- Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23$07Y7mHIHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... Cris, I just noticed that the Save As on the phone is Excel 97/2000 and not even a 2003 version. On my workstation, I saved it as "Microsoft Excel 97- Excel 2003 & 5.0/95 Workbook" before I synced to the phone. I guess I answered part of my question...no, the Office apps are not mini-2007 versions. I still don't know why it makes me rename it after every sync and edit. Gregg Hill -- ---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION. Use any of my comments at your own risk.** "Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" <crisnospamhanna@cpunospamservices.net> wrote in message news:9518C430-3619-4886-AB26-3417B49BE313@microsoft.com... Gregg I have a WM6 device as well, Just created a new Excel Spreadsheet, File> Save As Only option is Excel 97-2003 format Not real sure what the issue might be -- Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP] --------------------------- MVPs do not work for MS. Please do not contact me directly regarding issues. "Gregg Hill" <bogus@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:%23sJo7qkHIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Hello! I am not sure which newsgroup to use for this one. I have SBS 2003 SP1 with Exchange SP2 and XP SP2 workstations. I just bought a new phone with WM6 on it and ActiveSync works great for Exchange stuff, but I have a problem with Excel files. I have a spreadsheet for my mileage that is in Excel 2003 format. I used to use it with my ancient Palm m130 and Dataviz Documents to Go, which I have removed from my computer. Every time I sync the Excel file to my desktop using ActiveSync, I can then edit it on my workstation normally, but when I edit it on the phone and try to save it, it always says that it must be saved as a different name and that some formatting may be lost. I can save it as a different name, then edit it again on the phone, and it saves fine until I do another ActiveSync of the file. I see no changes in its layout or data between the version on the phone and what is on the computer. Are the versions of Mobile Office apps on WM6 the miniatures of Office 2007? That might explain it. There are no macros in the file. The only reason I am still on Office 2003 is for syncing my Palm to Outlook. It is too old to sync to Outlook 2007, and I was waiting to get a WM6 phone before moving to Office 2007. Thank you for helping! Gregg Hill -- ---------------- DISCLAIMER: **No recommendation is to be implied by my OPINION.**
|
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.