Saving compatible files - 2008/2004 & WinOffice

C

claude_sapp

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I am using Office 2008 with the latest SP. I have created a few Excel files that I saved as Excel 97-2004 Workbook .xls format that I tried to share with my students, and many had troubles opening the file. Only one person using Office 2007 (Windows) could open the files. Even Mac users could not open the files. I had the person that could open the files under Windows save it again, and try to share it, but others still could not open the workbooks.

If I save the files as Excel 5.0/95 Workbooks, all is fine.

I can't understand why I have to roll back save versions so far to share files? These are pretty straightforward - data in cells and built in financial formulas, no charts, graphs, etc.

This is causing me headaches in class, so help or advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Claude
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Similar Threads

Powerpoint for mac 2008 with Sierra OS, Red X instead of graph in all powerpoint files 0
Help! Blank rows?? 4
Excel 2008 not showing cell contents from excel 2004 3
Excel files won't open after first save 6
Excel Saving Issues 1
Office 2008 Mac - won't open its own .xlsx files! 2
files open automatically 1
Running Excel 2004 & 2008 on the same computer 7

Top