Excel help

[custard]

Okay,So i have been making up some simple tables in excel for work,
on the works PCs(Windows 7),not sure of Excel version
saved on memory stick

Now to try and open them at home.
I get this box



each one brings up an error and doesnt open the workbook
I get excel files emailed from various depts to home,which open fine?
whats up?

 

[Focus Owner]

is your home ver up to date?
if your in a hurry, download open office and convert em, will loose some formatting tho

 

[ben]

Are you meaning to save them as XML?

Try one of the older Excel formats? (xlsx, or xls?)

 

[custard]

Are you meaning to save them as XML?

Try one of the older Excel formats? (xlsx, or xls?)

dunno,just saved a copy to my stick
assumed with a new version at home it would open all
As xlsx,it wouldnt open,not valid file extension
XLS gives a possible corrution error and opens as text

 

[ben]

Oh I don't mean rename it - I mean resave it at work as a different extension.

 

[custard]

Oh I don't mean rename it - I mean resave it at work as a different extension.

Deleted it
I work in different locations. So work on multiple PCs & accounts
Its no huge issue. just want to sort it for future reference
I'll be on a different machine tomorrow,so i'll give it a go from my copy

 

[portland_bill]

As Ben has said, it should not be an xml file.
Go back to the original and save it as an .xls, then you can read it on any Excel from 95 onwards.

 

[Stu DemonD]

Deleted it
I work in different locations. So work on multiple PCs & accounts
Its no huge issue. just want to sort it for future reference
I'll be on a different machine tomorrow,so i'll give it a go from my copy

I have recently moved to Office 365 and Skydrive [currently with 27GB of space] - best thing I ever did with regards to file sharing at multiple locations, you can even use your browser to edit without installing local copies.