xlsx file open read-only in excel 2003 if it have something in it that old
excel canot do like data past column iv or special table formating. probly
other things to.

"Margaret" wrote in message
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| We use Office 2003, and have installed the Compatibility Pack for Office
| 2007. When opening .xlsx files, the conversion takes place, but the files
| open "Read Only". Has anyone experienced this? We have SP1 installed, as
| well as the KB951944, KB954038 and KB954326 security updates. OS is XP.
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| Margaret