Trouble saving Vista Excel files as an earlier version

I am the only one in the company who has Vista on their PC.
When I create an excel file and save it as an earlier version it creates a
really huge file which is then too big to send by email and it jams my email
programme. (eg: normal file size is 100KB but when I 'save as' it creates a
file of 8000KB)
If I dont save as an earlier version, no-one else can open them.
I am running Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
I want to save the files as Excel 97-2003 worksheets.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as I am at a loss even after
searching for a solution on various websites.

Thanks, Tracey :-)


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"Wild Appetite & Urban Thirst"
< > wrote in message
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>I am the only one in the company who has Vista on their PC.
> When I create an excel file and save it as an earlier version it creates a
> really huge file which is then too big to send by email and it jams my
> email
> programme. (eg: normal file size is 100KB but when I 'save as' it creates
> a
> file of 8000KB)
> If I dont save as an earlier version, no-one else can open them.
> I am running Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
> I want to save the files as Excel 97-2003 worksheets.
>
> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as I am at a loss even after
> searching for a solution on various websites.
>
>

Maybe creating a ZIP file and compress it? What are you on dial-up that it
takes too long to send it?

No, not on dial up, am on broadband
So I 'save as' Zip file?
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"Mr. Arnold" wrote:

>
> "Wild Appetite & Urban Thirst"
> < > wrote in message
> news:7CE11404-77EF-4929-AB10-...
> >I am the only one in the company who has Vista on their PC.
> > When I create an excel file and save it as an earlier version it creates a
> > really huge file which is then too big to send by email and it jams my
> > email
> > programme. (eg: normal file size is 100KB but when I 'save as' it creates
> > a
> > file of 8000KB)
> > If I dont save as an earlier version, no-one else can open them.
> > I am running Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
> > I want to save the files as Excel 97-2003 worksheets.
> >
> > Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as I am at a loss even after
> > searching for a solution on various websites.
> >
> >
>
> Maybe creating a ZIP file and compress it? What are you on dial-up that it
> takes too long to send it?
>
>

Wild Appetite & Urban Thirst wrote:
> I am the only one in the company who has Vista on their PC.
> When I create an excel file and save it as an earlier version it creates a
> really huge file which is then too big to send by email and it jams my email
> programme. (eg: normal file size is 100KB but when I 'save as' it creates a
> file of 8000KB)
> If I dont save as an earlier version, no-one else can open them.
> I am running Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
> I want to save the files as Excel 97-2003 worksheets.
>
> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as I am at a loss even after
> searching for a solution on various websites.
>
> Thanks, Tracey :-)
>
>
Have them install the compatibility pack.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...686761033.aspx

Frank

OK, If I install the compatibility pack on my PC, it will make the file size
smaller?

I cannot install on other PC's as most are out of the office with laptops,
etc and it also affects emailing info to our customers.

If I create a zip file it takes the 8000 kb file down to 716 kb
If I save a a PDF file it takes it back to the normal size of file but then
they cannot edit the excel spreadsheets.
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"Frank" wrote:

> Wild Appetite & Urban Thirst wrote:
> > I am the only one in the company who has Vista on their PC.
> > When I create an excel file and save it as an earlier version it creates a
> > really huge file which is then too big to send by email and it jams my email
> > programme. (eg: normal file size is 100KB but when I 'save as' it creates a
> > file of 8000KB)
> > If I dont save as an earlier version, no-one else can open them.
> > I am running Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
> > I want to save the files as Excel 97-2003 worksheets.
> >
> > Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as I am at a loss even after
> > searching for a solution on various websites.
> >
> > Thanks, Tracey :-)
> >
> >
> Have them install the compatibility pack.
>
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pr...686761033.aspx
>
> Frank
>

Wild Appetite & Urban Thirst wrote:
> I am the only one in the company who has Vista on their PC.
> When I create an excel file and save it as an earlier version it
> creates a really huge file which is then too big to send by email and
> it jams my email programme. (eg: normal file size is 100KB but when I
> 'save as' it creates a file of 8000KB)
> If I dont save as an earlier version, no-one else can open them.
> I am running Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
> I want to save the files as Excel 97-2003 worksheets.
>
> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as I am at a loss even
> after searching for a solution on various websites.
>
> Thanks, Tracey :-)

Microsoft Office (Excel) is NOT part of Vista so this is not the best place
to get help, try posting in microsoft.public.excel or
microsoft.public.excel.misc newsgroups, thats where the Excel boffins hide
out.

Wild Appetite & Urban Thirst wrote:
> OK, If I install the compatibility pack on my PC, it will make the file size
> smaller?
>

Of course not. You already have Office '07 installed.

> I cannot install on other PC's as most are out of the office with laptops,
> etc and it also affects emailing info to our customers.

Why can't you email the link to them and have them install the pack?
>
> If I create a zip file it takes the 8000 kb file down to 716 kb
> If I save a a PDF file it takes it back to the normal size of file but then
> they cannot edit the excel spreadsheets.

Simple answer, have all of your targeted recipients install the
compatibility pack.
Frank

btw, this is the Vista ng. You should actually be posting your excel
question to the excel ng, just FYI.

"Wild Appetite & Urban Thirst"
< > wrote in message
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> No, not on dial up, am on broadband
> So I 'save as' Zip file?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_(file_format)

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/he...276901033.aspx
<http://www.maximumpcguides.com/compress-and-uncompress-a-folder-or-file-in-windows-vista/>

Windows XP can zip and unzip a folder or file, for your recipients that have
Windows XP.

WinRAR is free.

http://www.download.com/WinRAR/3000-...-10007677.html

You can use Winzip for free for something like 60 times before you have to
buy it.
http://www.winzip.com/downwz.htm

In any case, you take your excel file and you zip it up and send it. The
recipient will have to use a zip tool like the ones above to unzip the file.

The smaller the total file size is the faster it will be sent via email.

Mr. Arnold wrote:
>
> WinRAR is free.
>

Not quite, from the link:

Free to try; $29.00 to buy.

"Dave" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> Mr. Arnold wrote:
>>
>> WinRAR is free.
>>
>
> Not quite, from the link:
>
> Free to try; $29.00 to buy.
>

I never paid for it. If it stops and hollers that the time is up, then I'll
buy it.