Two versions of same file

[Richard Champlin]

Why do I get two versions of the same Excel file (xls:1 and xls:2)? How do I
change it back to a normal (without version extension numbers) Excel file?

 

[Bernie Deitrick]

Richard,

You have two windows open on that file. Click the X on one, then save the file, close it, and
reopen, and it should be fine.

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP

 

[David Biddulph]

You haven't got two versions of the file, you have two windows open.
Close one of the windows (by clicking on the x in the top right hand corner
of that window, not the one in the top right-hand corner of Excel itself)
then save the file. Next time you open the file, only one window will be
open.

 

[Dave Peterson]

I like to select the window that I don't want and then hit ctrl-w to close it.

Then save the file.