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It says I can't save because "XML WORD PROCESSING FORMAT" just upgraded mac mini to Mavericks and just downloaded numbers and still can't save file. I need to work on this document. What do I need to do/get to make this work now and in the future?
Thanks
Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
devil,
can you share what you are trying to do? Your titled indicates "...save excel spreadsheet to numbers." Which I interprest as you want to open an excel spreadsheet in Numbers. Excel cannot save to a Numbers file format.
Top open an excel file in Numbers drag the excel file onto the Numbers icon in the doc or, while in Numbers, select the menu item "File > Open" and navigate to, and select, the excel file you would like to edit.
When you are done editing, the only way to save the work as excel is to export using the menu item 'File > Export To... > Excel"
I hope this helps,
Wayne
Here's what I'm trying to do. I have an email attachment that I need to work on. I am trying to save it into numbers so I can work on it. I downloaded numbers because that's what Apple told me I needed to convert excel. It won't let me do it because doesn't support XML format. So what do I need to do to save this file to my computer so I can work on it?
I have a microsoft laptop, but it has windows xp and havn't fired it up in years. Tried it today and too outdated to do anything with.
Todd
Todd,
Drag the file from the mail to your desktop and then open using Text Edit, or Text Wrangler
Text Wrangler is free from the App store.
XML is a file type that excel can save as but is not really an excel file.
I am willing to look at the file to assist you. My email is in the "Biography" of my profile
Wayne, I can't send the file to you, it's confidential. I tried that and it didn't work. The file is locked and wen I unlock it the excel format goes away, in otherwords it reverts to a word format. The original file has colored boxes which I can see if I preview but goes away when I try the steps you suggested.
There has to be a program I can install that I can simply save the file to my desktop and it converts for me. Never had a problem with microsoft. I love Ap[ple, but they make it so confusing some time.
Will office for Mac do that? is that the same as office for microsoft? the reviews aren't that good and tired of spending money that doesn't work
Thanks
Todd
Hi Todd,
wen I unlock it the excel format goes away, in otherwords it reverts to a word format.
That's pretty confusing. Excel is a spreadsheet. Word is a word processor. A spreadsheet document generally can't "revert" to a word processing document. They're two different animals.
Have you checked with the person who sent you the email attachment? In Excel for the Mac you can save in these formats among others:
As you can see, .xml is a native Excel format, but an old on. (More recent formats have xml within them but don't have .xml as a file suffix). What is the file suffix on your attachment?
If you can determine whether the attachment is a spreadsheet or word processing document you could download one of open source Office clones and try to open it with those. But it might be easier just to have the sender give you a recent Excel format and File > Open that with Numbers.
SG
Looking at that list, I'm wondering if the file Todd received is an .xlsm document. Numbers does not support Excel macros, and might choke on opening such a file.
Regards,
Barry
how do I save excel spreadsheet to numbers
