CONVERTING OFFICE 97-2003 EXCEL FILES TO 2007 EXCEL

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WHEN I CONVERT MY OLD EXCEL FILES TO 2007 I END UP WITH DUPLICATE FILES. THE
OLD AND THE NEW. THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WITH EXCEL. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
 
Mary Ann

This will happen as the format has changed. A standard Excel file in 97-2003
is an *.xls. This will open in XL2007 in Compatibility Mode. You will see
this in the title bar. The only way to upgrade this is to 'Save As' an Excel
Workbook in 2007. This will make an *.xlsx file and as you saved as, there
will be two, but they are very different (look at the size for example).

The Compatibility Mode message in the title bar will not go until you close
and re-open the *.xlsx file again. The icons are slightly different to
identify them if you have file extensions switched off

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HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
(e-mail address removed)
web: www.nickhodge.co.uk
blog (non tech): www.nickhodge.co.uk/blog
 
Our IT manager told us that when you use the conversion the old file will go
away. I am the only one in my office who seems to be having this problem.
 
Mary Ann

Unless they've built something to do it, he's wrong, it will create two
files with the same name but a different extension

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HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
(e-mail address removed)
web: www.nickhodge.co.uk
blog (non tech): www.nickhodge.co.uk/blog


Mary Ann said:
Our IT manager told us that when you use the conversion the old file will
go
away. I am the only one in my office who seems to be having this problem.
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