[Maurice]

How do I open excel 2008 file with the 2003 version on my pc

[Ron Rosenfeld]

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:47:00 -0700, Maurice
wrote:

How do I open excel 2008 file with the 2003 version on my pc

I don't believe there is an Excel 2008. But with regard to 2007, you would
have to, within 2007, save the file as an .xls file (97-2003)
--ron

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)[_657_]]

Excel 2008 is the new Mac version (I think the controversy about it was that
it removed VBA; don't know for sure as I'm a PC guy).

Rick


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
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On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:47:00 -0700, Maurice

wrote:

How do I open excel 2008 file with the 2003 version on my pc

I don't believe there is an Excel 2008. But with regard to 2007, you
would
have to, within 2007, save the file as an .xls file (97-2003)
--ron

[Ron Rosenfeld]

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:13:41 -0400, "Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)"
wrote:

Excel 2008 is the new Mac version (I think the controversy about it was that
it removed VBA; don't know for sure as I'm a PC guy).

Rick

Learn something new every day.

But I'd guess the method would be the same.
--ron

[Gord Dibben]

Download the Compatibility Pack from MS site.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:47:00 -0700, Maurice
wrote:

How do I open excel 2008 file with the 2003 version on my pc

[Ron Rosenfeld]

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:34:41 -0700, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote:

Download the Compatibility Pack from MS site.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:47:00 -0700, Maurice
wrote:

How do I open excel 2008 file with the 2003 version on my pc

That's very interesting. I wonder how it handles functions that are present in
Excel 2007 but not in older versions.
--ron

[Gord Dibben]

Ron

I don't have 2007 for testing but AFAIK you need the Pack to open a 2007
workbook in 2003 or earlier.

Don't what features are preserved.......browsing through the links on that page
could provide a few answers.


Gord

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:45:08 -0400, Ron Rosenfeld
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:34:41 -0700, Gord Dibben <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote:

Download the Compatibility Pack from MS site.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:47:00 -0700, Maurice
wrote:

How do I open excel 2008 file with the 2003 version on my pc

That's very interesting. I wonder how it handles functions that are present in
Excel 2007 but not in older versions.
--ron