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too many different cell formats
This question has been aske before and no one seems to answer it. Either no
one knows or I guess it's not possible. Either way someone please respond. I get this error message when trying to open a workbook, Is there any way to open the workbook??? I have done so much reading about how to reduce the formats within the workbook to get rid of this error message, but no where is it written on how to open a workbook with this problem. Is there a way, please respond soon. Thanks. |
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It may be that the lack of response indicates that nobody knows how to open
it. I sure don't. You may want to try OpenOffice.org for a freeware package that competes with MS Office. You never know, maybe that spreadsheet could open it and allow you to delete some of the formats. Quattro Pro would be another avenue to explore "Mile129" wrote: This question has been aske before and no one seems to answer it. Either no one knows or I guess it's not possible. Either way someone please respond. I get this error message when trying to open a workbook, Is there any way to open the workbook??? I have done so much reading about how to reduce the formats within the workbook to get rid of this error message, but no where is it written on how to open a workbook with this problem. Is there a way, please respond soon. Thanks. |
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Actually, lots of people have replied that Openoffice can open this kind of
file--not a guarantee, but surely worth the try. Duke Carey wrote: It may be that the lack of response indicates that nobody knows how to open it. I sure don't. You may want to try OpenOffice.org for a freeware package that competes with MS Office. You never know, maybe that spreadsheet could open it and allow you to delete some of the formats. Quattro Pro would be another avenue to explore "Mile129" wrote: This question has been aske before and no one seems to answer it. Either no one knows or I guess it's not possible. Either way someone please respond. I get this error message when trying to open a workbook, Is there any way to open the workbook??? I have done so much reading about how to reduce the formats within the workbook to get rid of this error message, but no where is it written on how to open a workbook with this problem. Is there a way, please respond soon. Thanks. -- Dave Peterson |
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thanks guys, I was hoping I didn't have to install anything and there would
be a work around, but I guess there is no other way of getting in. I guess I will have to go the route of restoring prior days file. This is the only info I got of the net, Microsoft really should address this issue, especially when you have reached the max and not allow you to save the file if you have. This way you know you will not encouter this problem when trying to reopen the file. "Dave Peterson" wrote: Actually, lots of people have replied that Openoffice can open this kind of file--not a guarantee, but surely worth the try. Duke Carey wrote: It may be that the lack of response indicates that nobody knows how to open it. I sure don't. You may want to try OpenOffice.org for a freeware package that competes with MS Office. You never know, maybe that spreadsheet could open it and allow you to delete some of the formats. Quattro Pro would be another avenue to explore "Mile129" wrote: This question has been aske before and no one seems to answer it. Either no one knows or I guess it's not possible. Either way someone please respond. I get this error message when trying to open a workbook, Is there any way to open the workbook??? I have done so much reading about how to reduce the formats within the workbook to get rid of this error message, but no where is it written on how to open a workbook with this problem. Is there a way, please respond soon. Thanks. -- Dave Peterson |
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I have seen many requests for additional information on how to open the files
AFTER you get the error message "Too many different cell formats". I had a user with the same problem and here is how I got the file to open AND what I did to resolve the issue. 1. Download Open Office and install it. 2. Make a copy of your file. 3. Working with the copy - open it using Open Office. It may take a few minutes to actually get the file open. Wait for it to finish. 4. Make changes to remove formatting on individual cells. - My user had formatted individual cells with thick walls to make it more "visually appealing". I selected entire sheets and rendered them with regular cell walls. This did NOT alter the information that was being presented, just the appearance. What it did do was make a single format type for ALL of the cells on that page. 5. Save the file using a different name. Open Office will ask if you want to save it in Open Office format €“ tell it NO. This way it will still be in Excel format and you should be able to open the new file using MS Excel to continue your work. I hope this helps! Andrew Weaver "Mile129" wrote: thanks guys, I was hoping I didn't have to install anything and there would be a work around, but I guess there is no other way of getting in. I guess I will have to go the route of restoring prior days file. This is the only info I got of the net, Microsoft really should address this issue, especially when you have reached the max and not allow you to save the file if you have. This way you know you will not encouter this problem when trying to reopen the file. "Dave Peterson" wrote: Actually, lots of people have replied that Openoffice can open this kind of file--not a guarantee, but surely worth the try. Duke Carey wrote: It may be that the lack of response indicates that nobody knows how to open it. I sure don't. You may want to try OpenOffice.org for a freeware package that competes with MS Office. You never know, maybe that spreadsheet could open it and allow you to delete some of the formats. Quattro Pro would be another avenue to explore "Mile129" wrote: This question has been aske before and no one seems to answer it. Either no one knows or I guess it's not possible. Either way someone please respond. I get this error message when trying to open a workbook, Is there any way to open the workbook??? I have done so much reading about how to reduce the formats within the workbook to get rid of this error message, but no where is it written on how to open a workbook with this problem. Is there a way, please respond soon. Thanks. -- Dave Peterson |
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Open Office obviously doesn't use the same scheme as Microsoft for storing
format information. (I presume the MS approach allows faster refreshment of the display when it changes because an arrow or Page key has been hit). This seems very useful advice. If Andrew agrees, I'd like to add his advice to my web page www.quarrell.demon.co.uk/QAid/ That's a commercial web site, but you don't have to buy _anything_ to get helpful advice when you have just hit the 4000 limit and discovered that the workbook is unusable. It includes the only workable idea I have found on how to avoid getting the message repeated if you try to alter anything. Andrew -- please look at the site and email me. "Andrew" wrote: I have seen many requests for additional information on how to open the files AFTER you get the error message "Too many different cell formats". I had a user with the same problem and here is how I got the file to open AND what I did to resolve the issue. 1. Download Open Office and install it. 2. Make a copy of your file. 3. Working with the copy - open it using Open Office. It may take a few minutes to actually get the file open. Wait for it to finish. 4. Make changes to remove formatting on individual cells. - My user had formatted individual cells with thick walls to make it more "visually appealing". I selected entire sheets and rendered them with regular cell walls. This did NOT alter the information that was being presented, just the appearance. What it did do was make a single format type for ALL of the cells on that page. 5. Save the file using a different name. Open Office will ask if you want to save it in Open Office format €“ tell it NO. This way it will still be in Excel format and you should be able to open the new file using MS Excel to continue your work. I hope this helps! Andrew Weaver "Mile129" wrote: thanks guys, I was hoping I didn't have to install anything and there would be a work around, but I guess there is no other way of getting in. I guess I will have to go the route of restoring prior days file. This is the only info I got of the net, Microsoft really should address this issue, especially when you have reached the max and not allow you to save the file if you have. This way you know you will not encouter this problem when trying to reopen the file. "Dave Peterson" wrote: Actually, lots of people have replied that Openoffice can open this kind of file--not a guarantee, but surely worth the try. Duke Carey wrote: It may be that the lack of response indicates that nobody knows how to open it. I sure don't. You may want to try OpenOffice.org for a freeware package that competes with MS Office. You never know, maybe that spreadsheet could open it and allow you to delete some of the formats. Quattro Pro would be another avenue to explore "Mile129" wrote: This question has been aske before and no one seems to answer it. Either no one knows or I guess it's not possible. Either way someone please respond. I get this error message when trying to open a workbook, Is there any way to open the workbook??? I have done so much reading about how to reduce the formats within the workbook to get rid of this error message, but no where is it written on how to open a workbook with this problem. Is there a way, please respond soon. Thanks. -- Dave Peterson |
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