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mzisow

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Created an Excel spreadsheet on my XP computer. When I saved it, the font converted to this:HELP!!!!!!

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RoryA

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What did you open it with? That looks like a workbook does if you open it in Notepad!
 
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What did you save it as (file type)? Did that happen as soon as you pressed save, or when you reopened the file?
 
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mzisow

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It did it as soon as it was saved as an .xls file. Do you know how to change it back??????
 
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I'm afraid not - I have never seen, or heard of, Excel saving a workbook and doing that. It still looks to me like a file that is open in the wrong application.
 
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