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Having transferred my Excel 97 spreadsheets from my Desktop (Windows Me) to
Excel 2000 on my Laptop (XP), I cannot read them. They appear on my Laptop
screen with File Name (blue top line), Menu Bar and Tool Bar - but the
workspace is totally greyed out blank. Neither 'Compatibility Wizard' nor
'Save As' in all Excel File Format. Any suggestions would be welcome.

I'd try:

Window|Arrange|Tiled

Maybe, the window is just off the visible screen???

MG-Trophy wrote:
gt;
gt; Having transferred my Excel 97 spreadsheets from my Desktop (Windows Me) to
gt; Excel 2000 on my Laptop (XP), I cannot read them. They appear on my Laptop
gt; screen with File Name (blue top line), Menu Bar and Tool Bar - but the
gt; workspace is totally greyed out blank. Neither 'Compatibility Wizard' nor
gt; 'Save As' in all Excel File Format. Any suggestions would be welcome.

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Dave Peterson

Check the properties of the file. it maybe Readonly or Hidden. You may have
quot;burntquot; to CD/DVD when you transferred the files.

Please specifiy how you quot;transferredquot; your files.
quot;MG-Trophyquot; wrote:

gt; Having transferred my Excel 97 spreadsheets from my Desktop (Windows Me) to
gt; Excel 2000 on my Laptop (XP), I cannot read them. They appear on my Laptop
gt; screen with File Name (blue top line), Menu Bar and Tool Bar - but the
gt; workspace is totally greyed out blank. Neither 'Compatibility Wizard' nor
gt; 'Save As' in all Excel File Format. Any suggestions would be welcome.