Now I'm gonna put my fist through a computer.

[sofiaviolet]

Why the flying fuck does EVERYTHING that I try to upload Excel files to change the extension to .xlsx????? Is there any way to open these fucking files, or do I have to go BACK to the lab with a flash drive????

ETA: Tested things with Office 2004, and the attachment didn't break. So it seems to be a problem with the most recent version of Office.

So, I'll head back to the lab after this class, save the file in an older format (which I'd need to do anyway, so I can open it on my computer), and email it again. I hope the lab is unlocked when I get back there, and that there's not a class in there.

ETA 2: I tried using a computer in Shillman, but those apparently don't have Office. So I tried a computer in the library. Also no Office. And another one, which had Office, but its ability to Save As had been TURNED OFF.

Fucking hell. I don't suppose any of you have Office 2007 and would be willing to convert a file and send it back to me?

ETA 3: Dad attempted to convert it for me with some third-party thing, because he's got Office 2002, and it only converted the first sheet.

But never mind, guys. The reason I wanted that file was because I completed 90% of an assignment in it, but I just redid that 90%, plus the other 10%, plus the extra credit section. In about 30 minutes.

Comments

[rossetti.livejournal.com]

What are you trying to upload to?

.xlsx is the Office 2007 extension. Office has a converter for machines that don't have 2007.

[sofiaviolet]

I tried Gmail and my school's file storage thing.

Converter??? Is it an online thing, or a downloadable widget, or what?

[rossetti.livejournal.com]

On your local computer, what version of Excel are you using to edit the document?

It's an add-on to Excel/Word/etc., but should install itself through Office Updates.

[sofiaviolet]

Office 2004. I've found the Windows add-on, but no equivalent for Mac.

[affectingly.livejournal.com]

When you save the file in 2007, you can choose to save it in compatibility mode (you should see the option when you go into 'Save As'). I have Office Suite 2007, and I love it, but yeah... you need to be careful which version you save your files as.

[sofiaviolet]

Yeah. If I don't have a better solution before this class ends, I'll just head back to the lab, or maybe just plop down at a random computer somewhere on campus, and save the stupid thing compatibly.