Excel (Test Drive) won't properly save files (workbooks)

[PMN]

I'm test driving Office 2004 for Mac. Any Excel spreadsheet I create
I can't give a filename to. No matter what file name I "save as" the
file gets renamed "macintosh." So, obviously, I can't create more
than one spreadsheet. Nor can I open any other spreadsheets to check
compatibility (for example, xls files created with Excel for Windows
or xls files created with Thinkfree Office. When I try to open an
existing Excel file, I get the error message " 'Macintosh' could not
be found. Check spelling of file name, and verify that the file
location is correct." It's very difficult to evaluate whether Office
2004 meets my needs if I can't work in Excel. Any suggestions
regarding this very odd behavior?

Thanks,
PMN

 

[Barrie Smart]

I'm test driving Office 2004 for Mac. Any Excel spreadsheet I create
I can't give a filename to. No matter what file name I "save as" the
file gets renamed "macintosh." So, obviously, I can't create more
than one spreadsheet. Nor can I open any other spreadsheets to check
compatibility (for example, xls files created with Excel for Windows
or xls files created with Thinkfree Office. When I try to open an
existing Excel file, I get the error message " 'Macintosh' could not
be found. Check spelling of file name, and verify that the file
location is correct." It's very difficult to evaluate whether Office
2004 meets my needs if I can't work in Excel. Any suggestions
regarding this very odd behavior?

Thanks,
PMN

Saving option is disabled in the Test Driev version - for obvious reasons.