Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
writing on an excel file
my employer emailed me an expense report and i downloaded excel. i can't seem
to write on this document. is it because its a read only fiel? how do i convert it to be able to edit and write in my expenxes? HELP!!!!!! |
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
writing on an excel file
is it because it's read only ? - check with properties under explorer.
either change it there, or save as a different name Steve On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 18:06:02 +0100, RITZ wrote: my employer emailed me an expense report and i downloaded excel. i can't seem to write on this document. is it because its a read only fiel? how do i convert it to be able to edit and write in my expenxes? HELP!!!!!! |
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
writing on an excel file
From where did you "download Excel"?
Maybe you downloaded the Excel Viewer which allows you to open and view/print Excel files, but nothing else. Maybe you really have Excel, but the worksheet is protected? Maybe the employer saved the file as read-only? Do you get any error messages when you attempt to edit the active sheet? If so, what are they? Many scenarios available here. Your ability to edit the workbook depends upon........ 1. Do you have Excel installed 2. If yes, is the sheet protected. 3. Did the employer save as read-only. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 10:06:02 -0700, RITZ wrote: my employer emailed me an expense report and i downloaded excel. i can't seem to write on this document. is it because its a read only fiel? how do i convert it to be able to edit and write in my expenxes? HELP!!!!!! |
#4
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.newusers
|
|||
|
|||
writing on an excel file
If the file is marked readonly, that's not enough to stop you from making
changes in the worksheet. But it is enough to stop you from saving the file under that same path/name. I'm gonna guess that Gord got the prize with the excel viewer. If you only have that viewer, you may find that this allows you to make changes you can save: You may want to try OpenOffice on your home computer: http://www.openoffice.org, a 60-104 meg download or a CD (It's a free download. You pay minor money for the shipping and handling the cd.) RITZ wrote: my employer emailed me an expense report and i downloaded excel. i can't seem to write on this document. is it because its a read only fiel? how do i convert it to be able to edit and write in my expenxes? HELP!!!!!! -- Dave Peterson |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Stop excel from dropping the 0 in the beginning of a number? | Setting up and Configuration of Excel | |||
Insert & link a graphic file in Excel 2003 -- updatable pictures! | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
Reflecting info between an excel file and a word one or two excel file. | Links and Linking in Excel | |||
Very slow in opening Excel 97 file in Excel 2003 | Setting up and Configuration of Excel | |||
Read Text File into Excel Using VBA | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) |