Where are you doing the save as?


"Laurel" wrote in message
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: Is there a file type "worksheet?" I explained that I'd tried SAVE AS to
: .xls and that didn't work. Is this something different?
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: "Lady Layla" wrote in message
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: Only way to change a csv to a xls spreadsheet is open it in Excel then
: Save as,
: and change the file type to worksheet
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: "Laurel" wrote in message
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: : How can I change a .csv spreadhseet to a regular .xls spreadsheet? I've
: : tried SAVE AS, choosing .xls as the file type, but that doesn't work.
: When
: : I open the new .xls file, it's still in comma delimited format. If this
: : sounds strange, please see details below.
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: : For years I've been downloading my credit card statement. The choice I
: pick
: : is "excel .csv". The file that gets downloaded has a .csv extension,
: but
: : when I open it, it is in standard .xls format. That is the items are in
: : cells, not enclosed in quotes, and not separated by commas. I'm not an
: : Excel user, typically, so I didn't think anything of it.
: :
: : Today, however, two things changed.
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: : 1 - Instead of downloading to my PC, asking me where I wanted it saved,
: it
: : just opened up the spread sheet. I had to explicitly use the Excel SAVE
: AS
: : option to get it to store on my PC.
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: : 2 - The format was what I would think a csv file should look like, that
: is
: : items were enclosed in quotes and separated by commas.
: :
: : I've inquired of the credit card company (e-mail -waiting for answer),
: as it
: : would seem that something had changed, but maybe not. Since I installed
: SP
: : 2, who knows what it might be contributing to the situation.
: :
: : TIA for any advice on any of these issues.
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