I only have TWO documents left over from my PC days and I cannot open them. I originally created them by using Microsoft Works, their Excel spreadsheet. I have tried everything, that I know of and cannot open them. What solution is there? I tried Open Office and that did not work.
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This didnt use to happen but now when I open Word or Excel it seems to want to open all the recent Docs that I have worked on as well?
Looked at all the preferences and cant find anything to turn this off or work out why it is doing this now when it didnt use to?
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Mac OS X (10.6.5)
how do i delete word and excel files i no longer need? i have tried to highlight and press delete and i have tried the drag and drop and that hasn't worked for me either?
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), iOS 5.1
When I try to save a document I get the following error message no matter how simple the document name, even if it is one letter:
This is not a valid file name.
Try one or more of the following:
* Check the path to make sure it was typed correctly.
* Select a file from the list of files and folders.
iMac
27-ince, Mid 2011
Processor 3.1 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHZ DDR3
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1024 MB
OS X 10.8.5(12F45)
Microsoft Word for Mac 2011
Version 14.4.4 (140809)
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iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
I noticed that some docs I saved on my PC show up with the extension .tmp. Does anyone know how to open them or convert them?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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iMac 27", Mac OS X (10.6.2)
I am new to Mac so bear with me. I am running Microsoft Office for Mac 2004. I run a Nascar league and have 36 separate spread sheets for each race. They are all stored in a folder in my documents, just like when I had a PC. The problem is that when I try to open the sheet from documents folder by double clicking it the header or toolbar for excel opens but not the spread sheet. The only way I can get the spread sheet to open is by clicking on the open folder symbol on the toolbar and then a pop up window appears that looks like finder, and then I have to choose the file again.
Why can't you just open the file from documents folder.
Also when I attach the spreadsheet to an email, then double click the attachment on the email, the spreadsheet won't open either. I have asked the guys in my one to one class and none of them seem to know what the problem is. One teacher suggested to re-install Office,
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), excel 2011
I have some .numbers files that I need a friend to look at on her pc with Excel 2003 SP3, but it's not working for her. I have changed the extension to .xls but it's no good, as when she tries to open them they are all gobbledegook.
Here's a snapshot of the various files I have, but notice how the icons for each is different, or rather that there are two distinct designs? Some of them DO open in Excel, but some do not.
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I can copy files to the Mac, update them and then copy back to the drive
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MacBook Pro
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MacBook Pro
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