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Jim Rech[_2_] Jim Rech[_2_] is offline
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Default Excel 2007 always opens in Compatibility Mode

like his "Book1" template got overwritten as a 2003 .xls template

Have you tried deleting his old template or replacing it with one in the
XLSX format?

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Jim
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|I have a user who recently upgraded to Office 2007. Every time he opens
| Excel 2007 (not a spreadsheet, just the application itself) it opens as
| "Book1 Compatibility Mode". How can I fix this?
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| I know when you open pre-07 spreadsheets they open that way, and I know
how
| to Convert or do Save As to the new .xlsx format, however, seems like his
| "Book1" template got overwritten as a 2003 .xls template or something.
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| I apologize if this has already been posted, couldn't find an answer.
|
| Thanks!