Went to check. Yes, once you pick a format for a file it remains in that format, but the next new file still defaults to the xlsx format. Considering that XLS has been the default for millions of Excel users this far I don't think MS should change their standard this way (I understand why they want to, but I don't like their method). But what can I do, except tell everybody. To me it's the attitude/approach that is offensive.

Alex

>Nope, that's not right. You can change the default.
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>1. Click on the Office logo button (the big circle in the upper-left corner.
>2. Click Excel Options
>3. Select Save
>4. Select "Excel 97-2003 (*.xls)" from the first drop down
>5. Click OK
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>>Peter, I also have Office 2007 and think the Office team has chosen to do a big no-no for their customers. From what I can see, in Office 2007 the default format for the save is xlsx, and it seems a user cannot choose a different default, such as xls (this is what I consider the no-no.) They are taking a page from the VB team and ignoring backward compatibility. Frankly, except for the fact that I wanted OneNote, I am sorry that I upgrgaded, and to Ultimate ($$$) too.
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>>In contrast, the VFP team has always tried hard not to break previous code, even to the extreme of leaving what might be considered "erroneous" behavior that some developer might be counting on. I am thinking of REPLACE OtherAlias.MyField, which fails if EOF() is true. As you know the VFP team provided REPLACE MyField IN OtherAlias as workaround. That is acting responsibly. I believe the VFP team has acted *very* responsibly to VFP developers, and think it is unfair to suggest otherwise.
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>>Alex