I currently have a spreadsheet out on our network, does excel limit the
number of people that can open a spreadsheet in read-only mode? I am trying
to figure out if these is an Excel limit or a network limit.

Any ideas?

hi,
in xl help, type the word specifications. this list the limits of excel.
it didn't say anything about limits on the number of people who can open a
file read- only but under workgroup specs, it did say that the number of
people who can share a workbook is limited to 256. but opening read only and
sharing are two different things. I suspect there is no limit but since it
doen't say specificlly, that is just a guess.

Regards
FSt1

"Erika" wrote:

I currently have a spreadsheet out on our network, does excel limit the
number of people that can open a spreadsheet in read-only mode? I am trying
to figure out if these is an Excel limit or a network limit.

Any ideas?

Thank you for your response, I did check the help and did see that exact
information but I was just curious about the read-only. I will have to talk
to Network.

"FSt1" wrote:

hi,
in xl help, type the word specifications. this list the limits of excel.
it didn't say anything about limits on the number of people who can open a
file read- only but under workgroup specs, it did say that the number of
people who can share a workbook is limited to 256. but opening read only and
sharing are two different things. I suspect there is no limit but since it
doen't say specificlly, that is just a guess.

Regards
FSt1

"Erika" wrote:

I currently have a spreadsheet out on our network, does excel limit the
number of people that can open a spreadsheet in read-only mode? I am trying
to figure out if these is an Excel limit or a network limit.

Any ideas?