In excel what does a file ending with .xlsx mean?
 

I have created and saved several files in Excel. I then sent them to a friend
at a different company. I was then notified that they could open all of the
files that were .xls but the one that was .xlsx they could not open. How did
I get the file saved with the extra x, and what does that mean?

In excel what does a file ending with .xlsx mean?
 

..xlsx is a Excel 2007 format, whereas .xls is Excel 2003 or earlier.

Excel 2007 allows you to save in multiple 2007 formats:
..xlsx - Normal Excel 2007 format
..xlsm - Macro-Enabled format
..xlsb - Binary format

Save your files as 2003 under Save as Type and you should be fine.

PJ

"pdog1967" wrote:

I have created and saved several files in Excel. I then sent them to a friend
at a different company. I was then notified that they could open all of the
files that were .xls but the one that was .xlsx they could not open. How did
I get the file saved with the extra x, and what does that mean?

In excel what does a file ending with .xlsx mean?
 

Hi pdog1967

This is one of the new file formats in excel 2007

See
http://www.rondebruin.nl/2007filesin2003.htm

This are the main formats in Excel 2007 :

xlsx = xlOpenXMLWorkbook (without macro's in 2007, xlsx)
xlsm = xlOpenXMLWorkbookMacroEnabled (with or without macro's in 2007, xlsm)
xlsb = xlExcel12 (Excel Binary Workbook in 2007 with or without macros, xlsb)
xls = xlExcel8 (97-2003 format in Excel 2007, xls)


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Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm




"pdog1967" wrote in message ...
I have created and saved several files in Excel. I then sent them to a friend
at a different company. I was then notified that they could open all of the
files that were .xls but the one that was .xlsx they could not open. How did
I get the file saved with the extra x, and what does that mean?

In excel what does a file ending with .xlsx mean?
 

Thanks, I thought that I had saved them all the same, guess not.

"PJFry" wrote:

.xlsx is a Excel 2007 format, whereas .xls is Excel 2003 or earlier.

Excel 2007 allows you to save in multiple 2007 formats:
.xlsx - Normal Excel 2007 format
.xlsm - Macro-Enabled format
.xlsb - Binary format

Save your files as 2003 under Save as Type and you should be fine.

PJ

"pdog1967" wrote:

I have created and saved several files in Excel. I then sent them to a friend
at a different company. I was then notified that they could open all of the
files that were .xls but the one that was .xlsx they could not open. How did
I get the file saved with the extra x, and what does that mean?