From: tkelly on 2 Jun 2010 17:57 I have built a spreadsheet in 2003 with macros, advanced filtering and vlookups. I open it 2007 compatibility mode, but have found as I develop the spreadsheet further I am being warned of more compatibility issues. I need to be able to use all the 2007 features to move forward so how do I convert what I already have from 2003 to 2007? Is it as simple as changing the Save As format to Macro Enabled Workbook? I don't want to re-create everything. Thanks!
From: Don Guillett on 2 Jun 2010 18:30 xl2003 should be able to be forward compatible whereas 2007 may ?? NOT be backward compatible. You should?? be able to just save as an .xlsM file>close>reopen in xl2007. -- Don Guillett Microsoft MVP Excel SalesAid Software dguillett(a)gmail.com "tkelly" <tkelly(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2ABA26B3-9A04-46FA-9A8B-D69AAAE4C818(a)microsoft.com... >I have built a spreadsheet in 2003 with macros, advanced filtering and > vlookups. I open it 2007 compatibility mode, but have found as I develop > the > spreadsheet further I am being warned of more compatibility issues. I > need > to be able to use all the 2007 features to move forward so how do I > convert > what I already have from 2003 to 2007? Is it as simple as changing the > Save > As format to Macro Enabled Workbook? I don't want to re-create everything. > Thanks!
From: Gord Dibben on 2 Jun 2010 18:36 Should be as easy as Save as 2007 macro-enabled workbook.....*.xlsm What compatibility issues are you being warned about? Do you have some specific messages you could post? Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:57:02 -0700, tkelly <tkelly(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I have built a spreadsheet in 2003 with macros, advanced filtering and >vlookups. I open it 2007 compatibility mode, but have found as I develop the >spreadsheet further I am being warned of more compatibility issues. I need >to be able to use all the 2007 features to move forward so how do I convert >what I already have from 2003 to 2007? Is it as simple as changing the Save >As format to Macro Enabled Workbook? I don't want to re-create everything. >Thanks!
From: tkelly on 2 Jun 2010 19:52 The compantibility messages were delivered when I was opening .xls format in 2007 compantibility mode and using the conditional formatting options available in 2007 then saving as .xls. Since posting the original question I changed the file format to .xlsm and have not received any compatability notifications. I have ran my macros and they are working so I guess I am good. Thanks for confirming that it is as simple as a change of file format. "Gord Dibben" wrote: > Should be as easy as Save as 2007 macro-enabled workbook.....*.xlsm > > What compatibility issues are you being warned about? > > Do you have some specific messages you could post? > > > > Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP > > On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:57:02 -0700, tkelly <tkelly(a)discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote: > > >I have built a spreadsheet in 2003 with macros, advanced filtering and > >vlookups. I open it 2007 compatibility mode, but have found as I develop the > >spreadsheet further I am being warned of more compatibility issues. I need > >to be able to use all the 2007 features to move forward so how do I convert > >what I already have from 2003 to 2007? Is it as simple as changing the Save > >As format to Macro Enabled Workbook? I don't want to re-create everything. > >Thanks! > > . >
From: Gord Dibben on 2 Jun 2010 19:56 The error messages when saving as *.xls would be expected when using 2007 features that are not available in 2003. So now you have saved in 2007 format you're OK as you have found. Thanks for the feedback. Gord On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 16:52:01 -0700, tkelly <tkelly(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >The compantibility messages were delivered when I was opening .xls format in >2007 compantibility mode and using the conditional formatting options >available in 2007 then saving as .xls. >Since posting the original question I changed the file format to .xlsm and >have not received any compatability notifications. >I have ran my macros and they are working so I guess I am good. >Thanks for confirming that it is as simple as a change of file format. > > >"Gord Dibben" wrote: > >> Should be as easy as Save as 2007 macro-enabled workbook.....*.xlsm >> >> What compatibility issues are you being warned about? >> >> Do you have some specific messages you could post? >> >> >> >> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP >> >> On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:57:02 -0700, tkelly <tkelly(a)discussions.microsoft.com> >> wrote: >> >> >I have built a spreadsheet in 2003 with macros, advanced filtering and >> >vlookups. I open it 2007 compatibility mode, but have found as I develop the >> >spreadsheet further I am being warned of more compatibility issues. I need >> >to be able to use all the 2007 features to move forward so how do I convert >> >what I already have from 2003 to 2007? Is it as simple as changing the Save >> >As format to Macro Enabled Workbook? I don't want to re-create everything. >> >Thanks! >> >> . >>
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