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Hi,
Situation: I open Excel 2002 (XP), choose a file to open (eg "myfile.xls") and work in it. I save a copy via File / Save as. I name it "mynewfile.xls" and click OK. File correctly saved; the original still exists on disk. The filename appears correctly in the File menu in the list of recently used files. But: the information in the Excel's title bar didn't change: it still displays the filename of the first file. If I understand Excel well, it saves a copy of the original file to a new one, and keeps working with the new one. So the new filename should appear in the title bar. I continue working in the new file; I close Excel, open it and open the copy (mynewfile.xls), all changes I made after the first "save as" are well kept and saved, and now, Excel displays the correct filename in the title bar. Has anyone an idea how to correct the issue with the title bar information which isn't changing after a "save as"? I use Excel XP SP3 English (10.6713.6735) and have full local admin access on my PC / all xls files are stored locally. thanks in advance for any reply, information, tip or solution! Dominic |
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Try closing Excel down, then reopening. When is the last time your rebooted?
-- Damon Longworth Don't miss out on the 2005 Excel User Conference Sept 16th and 17th Stockyards Hotel - Ft. Worth, Texas www.ExcelUserConference.com "Dominic" wrote in message om... Hi, Situation: I open Excel 2002 (XP), choose a file to open (eg "myfile.xls") and work in it. I save a copy via File / Save as. I name it "mynewfile.xls" and click OK. File correctly saved; the original still exists on disk. The filename appears correctly in the File menu in the list of recently used files. But: the information in the Excel's title bar didn't change: it still displays the filename of the first file. If I understand Excel well, it saves a copy of the original file to a new one, and keeps working with the new one. So the new filename should appear in the title bar. I continue working in the new file; I close Excel, open it and open the copy (mynewfile.xls), all changes I made after the first "save as" are well kept and saved, and now, Excel displays the correct filename in the title bar. Has anyone an idea how to correct the issue with the title bar information which isn't changing after a "save as"? I use Excel XP SP3 English (10.6713.6735) and have full local admin access on my PC / all xls files are stored locally. thanks in advance for any reply, information, tip or solution! Dominic |
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Hi Damon,
Thanks for reply. When closing Excel and reopening, the filename in the title bar is the correct one. When I do a "save as...", the problem reoccurs. A close/restart of Excel is a workaround for the issue, but doesn't solve it. Dominic "Damon Longworth" wrote in message ... Try closing Excel down, then reopening. When is the last time your rebooted? -- Damon Longworth Don't miss out on the 2005 Excel User Conference Sept 16th and 17th Stockyards Hotel - Ft. Worth, Texas www.ExcelUserConference.com "Dominic" wrote in message om... Hi, Situation: I open Excel 2002 (XP), choose a file to open (eg "myfile.xls") and work in it. I save a copy via File / Save as. I name it "mynewfile.xls" and click OK. File correctly saved; the original still exists on disk. The filename appears correctly in the File menu in the list of recently used files. But: the information in the Excel's title bar didn't change: it still displays the filename of the first file. If I understand Excel well, it saves a copy of the original file to a new one, and keeps working with the new one. So the new filename should appear in the title bar. I continue working in the new file; I close Excel, open it and open the copy (mynewfile.xls), all changes I made after the first "save as" are well kept and saved, and now, Excel displays the correct filename in the title bar. Has anyone an idea how to correct the issue with the title bar information which isn't changing after a "save as"? I use Excel XP SP3 English (10.6713.6735) and have full local admin access on my PC / all xls files are stored locally. thanks in advance for any reply, information, tip or solution! Dominic |
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I've never seen xl do this.
You may want to verify that you're saving to the new file ok. In an empty cell after the save: =cell("Filename",a1) Does it look ok? (I'm guessing that something is interrupting the SaveAs--but that's a pretty wild guess!) ====== I don't have a guess why your title bar isn't updated, but you may want to post the version of Windows you're running to see if others with that same setup can respond. Dominic wrote: Hi, Situation: I open Excel 2002 (XP), choose a file to open (eg "myfile.xls") and work in it. I save a copy via File / Save as. I name it "mynewfile.xls" and click OK. File correctly saved; the original still exists on disk. The filename appears correctly in the File menu in the list of recently used files. But: the information in the Excel's title bar didn't change: it still displays the filename of the first file. If I understand Excel well, it saves a copy of the original file to a new one, and keeps working with the new one. So the new filename should appear in the title bar. I continue working in the new file; I close Excel, open it and open the copy (mynewfile.xls), all changes I made after the first "save as" are well kept and saved, and now, Excel displays the correct filename in the title bar. Has anyone an idea how to correct the issue with the title bar information which isn't changing after a "save as"? I use Excel XP SP3 English (10.6713.6735) and have full local admin access on my PC / all xls files are stored locally. thanks in advance for any reply, information, tip or solution! Dominic -- Dave Peterson |
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Hi Dave,
Thanks for the reply. I test and return with the results and requested info. Dominic Dave Peterson wrote in message ... I've never seen xl do this. You may want to verify that you're saving to the new file ok. In an empty cell after the save: =cell("Filename",a1) Does it look ok? (I'm guessing that something is interrupting the SaveAs--but that's a pretty wild guess!) ====== I don't have a guess why your title bar isn't updated, but you may want to post the version of Windows you're running to see if others with that same setup can respond. Dominic wrote: Hi, Situation: I open Excel 2002 (XP), choose a file to open (eg "myfile.xls") and work in it. I save a copy via File / Save as. I name it "mynewfile.xls" and click OK. File correctly saved; the original still exists on disk. The filename appears correctly in the File menu in the list of recently used files. But: the information in the Excel's title bar didn't change: it still displays the filename of the first file. If I understand Excel well, it saves a copy of the original file to a new one, and keeps working with the new one. So the new filename should appear in the title bar. I continue working in the new file; I close Excel, open it and open the copy (mynewfile.xls), all changes I made after the first "save as" are well kept and saved, and now, Excel displays the correct filename in the title bar. Has anyone an idea how to correct the issue with the title bar information which isn't changing after a "save as"? I use Excel XP SP3 English (10.6713.6735) and have full local admin access on my PC / all xls files are stored locally. thanks in advance for any reply, information, tip or solution! Dominic |
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If you open excel in safe mode:
close excel windows start button|run excel /safe file|open yourworkbook And save it as a new name, does it work ok. A macro could have changed the window caption and just saving the workbook as a new name won't fix that. Dominic wrote: Hi Dave, Thanks for the reply. I test and return with the results and requested info. Dominic Dave Peterson wrote in message ... I've never seen xl do this. You may want to verify that you're saving to the new file ok. In an empty cell after the save: =cell("Filename",a1) Does it look ok? (I'm guessing that something is interrupting the SaveAs--but that's a pretty wild guess!) ====== I don't have a guess why your title bar isn't updated, but you may want to post the version of Windows you're running to see if others with that same setup can respond. Dominic wrote: Hi, Situation: I open Excel 2002 (XP), choose a file to open (eg "myfile.xls") and work in it. I save a copy via File / Save as. I name it "mynewfile.xls" and click OK. File correctly saved; the original still exists on disk. The filename appears correctly in the File menu in the list of recently used files. But: the information in the Excel's title bar didn't change: it still displays the filename of the first file. If I understand Excel well, it saves a copy of the original file to a new one, and keeps working with the new one. So the new filename should appear in the title bar. I continue working in the new file; I close Excel, open it and open the copy (mynewfile.xls), all changes I made after the first "save as" are well kept and saved, and now, Excel displays the correct filename in the title bar. Has anyone an idea how to correct the issue with the title bar information which isn't changing after a "save as"? I use Excel XP SP3 English (10.6713.6735) and have full local admin access on my PC / all xls files are stored locally. thanks in advance for any reply, information, tip or solution! Dominic -- Dave Peterson |
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Hi,
I use Windows 2000 SP4. The formula =("filename",a1) returns the correct filename, also after the save as and unchanged title bar. The /safe slash works, but the behaviour still occurs, also in safe mode. I have to look to my files to see whether macro's change my title bar. As far as I know, I never put any code to have the TB changed. Other ideas? Dominic Dave Peterson wrote: If you open excel in safe mode: close excel windows start button|run excel /safe file|open yourworkbook And save it as a new name, does it work ok. A macro could have changed the window caption and just saving the workbook as a new name won't fix that. Dominic wrote: Hi Dave, Thanks for the reply. I test and return with the results and requested info. Dominic Dave Peterson wrote in message ... I've never seen xl do this. You may want to verify that you're saving to the new file ok. In an empty cell after the save: =cell("Filename",a1) Does it look ok? (I'm guessing that something is interrupting the SaveAs--but that's a pretty wild guess!) ====== I don't have a guess why your title bar isn't updated, but you may want to post the version of Windows you're running to see if others with that same setup can respond. Dominic wrote: Hi, Situation: I open Excel 2002 (XP), choose a file to open (eg "myfile.xls") and work in it. I save a copy via File / Save as. I name it "mynewfile.xls" and click OK. File correctly saved; the original still exists on disk. The filename appears correctly in the File menu in the list of recently used files. But: the information in the Excel's title bar didn't change: it still displays the filename of the first file. If I understand Excel well, it saves a copy of the original file to a new one, and keeps working with the new one. So the new filename should appear in the title bar. I continue working in the new file; I close Excel, open it and open the copy (mynewfile.xls), all changes I made after the first "save as" are well kept and saved, and now, Excel displays the correct filename in the title bar. Has anyone an idea how to correct the issue with the title bar information which isn't changing after a "save as"? I use Excel XP SP3 English (10.6713.6735) and have full local admin access on my PC / all xls files are stored locally. thanks in advance for any reply, information, tip or solution! Dominic -- Dave Peterson |
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