From what I've read so far, I would wait for the next version of Vista.
The reason I asked is that some compare programs may not work on a MAC.
Chip Peason offers a free download written by Myrna Larson and Bill Manville
that may be what you need at...
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/download.htm
Look for "Compare"
Also, there is the commercial Excel add-in "XL Companion", from yours truly,
that does a worksheet compare, selection compare, rows compare or a
match list. It has options to specify the type of comparison. For instance,
number differences or formulas only.
Free trial and details at...
http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
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Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA
"Janis" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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Windows 2000. It isn't Vista yet but would that help the problem? I could
get Vista. Can you explain?
thankx,
"Jim Cone" wrote:
> What operating system are you using?
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> Jim Cone
> San Francisco, USA
> http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
>
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> "Janis" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in message
> There was an original spreadsheet but now there are 40 mutations. I want to
> combine the parts that are the same into one spreadsheet and keep track of
> the differences. I noticed there is an add-in called spreadsheet compare.
> This isn't just lists of numbers they are formulas. Do you have a
> recommendation?
> thanks,
>