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December 31st, 2004 02:00

xlr format?

I have been recording my daily work and time on a microsoft works spreadsheet all year. I want to burn these monthly files to a disc so my bosses can pull up any job during the last year. My question is what format should I put these in so anyone will beable to read them without having works. I don't know what their computers have so I want these files compatable enough for anyone to pop the disc in any pull up the info right away.
I'll say sorry now. I'm just learning so you might have to spell it out for me..............CJ
  • Denny Denham

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    Posted December 31st, 2004 03:00

    19cjs68,

    It won't be a treat for anyone to read because apparently you will have to save them in unformatted files (comma-delimited or tab-delimited). See this.

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    Posted December 31st, 2004 18:00

    so are you saying the best way to burn these is in its native format xlr and just hope that whoever I give the disc to has microsoft works?
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    Posted December 31st, 2004 21:00

    Not necessarily, for example if the user has Excel, that would open a tab or comma delimited text file, but probaly not a Works file. I think the same applies for other spreadsheet software.

    Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 12-31-2004 11:54 PM

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    Posted December 31st, 2004 22:00

     ok, what if I somehow turn it into an image jpg or something universal that they can view not nessisarily work with it just pull it up and look at it.
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    Posted January 1st, 2005 02:00

    19cjs68,

    That would make the information accessible to anyone who might need to take a look at it.

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    Posted January 1st, 2005 04:00

    wait, can I turn these into images? Denny the first reply you sent I read all the formats a works spreadsheet I can save to. can I save these to images or is there another way to go about it?
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    Posted January 1st, 2005 04:00

    cool, just for the record i will take my microsoft works spreadsheets, turn them into images and burn them to a cd to give to others to view. good?     Now what image format is going to be the most common one, pdf, jpg and so on?
    thanks guys, this is great learning
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    Posted January 1st, 2005 04:00

    I don't know if this plan will work but I will play with it. What I have is 13 folders for each month. In each folder has 4 individual works spreadsheets for each week and then a monthly summary spreadsheet. I need the people to be able to open the month they want to see then open and veiw the week they are looking for information on. they won't have to make any changes just veiw .but it would be nice to burn so its set up the same way. click the month then the week(spreadsheet) and veiw the jobs and time done that week. Thats my goal, just need to learn the best way so I'm not spending weeks finding the right route. What would you do?

    Message Edited by 19cjs68 on 01-01-2005 01:19 AM

  • Denny Denham

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    Posted January 1st, 2005 04:00

    19cjs68,

    Either .gif or .jpg will work fine. You won't "save them" as images from within Works. You must save them as screen captures, one screen at a time. See this.