On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 11:21 -0400, CarlP wrote: > Matt Needles wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 16:48 -0400, sherri wrote: > > > >>Can I take your version of excell and transfer data to an excell > >>spreadsheet? > >>I understand that your version of excell is calc? > > > > > > If you mean open an Excel spreadsheet and enter more data to it and save > > it again in Excel format, yes, you can do that with OpenOffice.org Calc. > > If you do, you will probably get an informational message when you save, > > warning you that saving in formats other than the native Open Document > > Format (ODF) may result in some formatting losses or changes. This is > > true but, in general, should not affect basic Excel spreadsheets, so you > > should answer "No" to the prompt to save in ODF. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Matt Needles > > This brings up a question I've had. If you open an Excel spreadsheet > that has macros or other functions Calc can't handle, edit it then save > it as an Excel (or Quattro, etc.) file, will the macros and other > functions OOo can't handle remain intact, or do they get stripped out > when brought into Calc? This would greatly help compatibility with > others who use Excel, Quattro, etc. >
Depends on your settings in Load/Save. Double check that you have selected what you need. -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/
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