Excel and "autosave"
I have been using "Excel" for nearly 20 years.
I soon found that the "autosave" fuction, which you could set up once at the outset, was a real asset. Then with Office 97 you had to set autosave every time you opened excel. A real pain, and a retrograde step. But it was still there. Now I find, having "progressed" to Office 2000, that autosave has apparently disappeared, to be replaced by autorecover. Which, I don't think, unless I'm being really stupid, does the same job at all. How can I autosave??? Why does Microsoft take away useful functions, and make it more difficult? As a farmer, flower, herb and veg grower, I'm constantly abandoning work-in-hand on the computer to deal with situations, and we have a slightly unreliable power supply. . . .and no, the answer is not an un-interruptible supply! Charlie Bransden |
Excel and "autosave"
to Office 2000
My copy of Excel 2000 has Autosave in the list of add-ins... -- Jim "Farmboycharlie" wrote in message ... |I have been using "Excel" for nearly 20 years. | I soon found that the "autosave" fuction, which you could set up once at the | outset, was a real asset. | Then with Office 97 you had to set autosave every time you opened excel. A | real pain, and a retrograde step. But it was still there. | Now I find, having "progressed" to Office 2000, that autosave has apparently | disappeared, to be replaced by autorecover. Which, I don't think, unless I'm | being really stupid, does the same job at all. | How can I autosave??? Why does Microsoft take away useful functions, and | make it more difficult? As a farmer, flower, herb and veg grower, I'm | constantly abandoning work-in-hand on the computer to deal with situations, | and we have a slightly unreliable power supply. . . .and no, the answer is | not an un-interruptible supply! | Charlie Bransden | |
Excel and "autosave"
Charlie,
In your spreadsheet in office 2000 click on tools drop the menu down and click on Add-Ins then tick the auto-save add in box. If you ever upgrade to 2007 this function does disappear and yes it is a pain. I had to copy this from a workmates Office 2000 and keep it on my flash drive -- Regards Warren "Farmboycharlie" wrote: I have been using "Excel" for nearly 20 years. I soon found that the "autosave" fuction, which you could set up once at the outset, was a real asset. Then with Office 97 you had to set autosave every time you opened excel. A real pain, and a retrograde step. But it was still there. Now I find, having "progressed" to Office 2000, that autosave has apparently disappeared, to be replaced by autorecover. Which, I don't think, unless I'm being really stupid, does the same job at all. How can I autosave??? Why does Microsoft take away useful functions, and make it more difficult? As a farmer, flower, herb and veg grower, I'm constantly abandoning work-in-hand on the computer to deal with situations, and we have a slightly unreliable power supply. . . .and no, the answer is not an un-interruptible supply! Charlie Bransden |
Excel and "autosave"
Autorecovery was added in xl2002. (Maybe a typo in your post???)
If you still have a copy of the autosave.xla from the old pc (xl97 or xl2k), then they'll work with xl2002+. Farmboycharlie wrote: I have been using "Excel" for nearly 20 years. I soon found that the "autosave" fuction, which you could set up once at the outset, was a real asset. Then with Office 97 you had to set autosave every time you opened excel. A real pain, and a retrograde step. But it was still there. Now I find, having "progressed" to Office 2000, that autosave has apparently disappeared, to be replaced by autorecover. Which, I don't think, unless I'm being really stupid, does the same job at all. How can I autosave??? Why does Microsoft take away useful functions, and make it more difficult? As a farmer, flower, herb and veg grower, I'm constantly abandoning work-in-hand on the computer to deal with situations, and we have a slightly unreliable power supply. . . .and no, the answer is not an un-interruptible supply! Charlie Bransden -- Dave Peterson |
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