Section 10 - Saving a New Workbook

The Save As window will open the first time you save regardless of whether you clicked Save or Save As.

To save a file:

• Select Save from the File menu.

OR

• Click on the Save icon on the standard toolbar, and the Save As dialog box will appear.

Click here to view the steps for Saving a new unnamed workbook in Macintosh.

To save a file in Excel 2007:

Click on the Office button and select Save.

Note: It is important to know that Excel 2007 files (.xlsx) are not compatible with earlier versions of Excel (.xls). It is recommende d t o save the Excel 2007 files in the older file format (Excel 97-2003). To save the file in the older format:

• Click the Office Button.
• Choose Save As
• Choose Excel 97-2003. This saves your Excel 2007 document not as a .xlsx file but as a .xls file that can be opened and read in older versions of  Office.

OR

Click on the Save icon on the Quick Access toolbar, and the Save As dialog box will appear.

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