Excel text boxes

Many businesses use Excel to track their data and expenses.
However, you can run into problems when files grow too big.
Try reducing the size of your Excel files in different ways to eliminate your storage problems.
Remove unnecessary graphics and fonts from the Excel file.
Simple report data doesn't need a lot of excess formatting to make it attractive.
If you need to keep different fonts in your file, reduce some of the font sizes you originally used.
Reduce the number of pivot tables you allow in your data analysis.
Run your pivot table wizard when dealing with involved calculations.
When given options to format the file, choose those that allow the data to refresh instead of adding a new table.
Input your data, close the file and save as an Excel (XLS format) file and as an HTML (XML format) file.
To do this, choose "XML Data" in the "Save as type" drop down box.
Change the name of your document as well, so you can tell the difference between the two files.
Open the XML file and save it back into the regular XLS file to create a smaller file than the original.
Again, rename this file, as well as changing its type. This act removes odd programming left from past calculations since the last "save."
Check into file compression software such as OzGrid.
These products exist because you cannot open a file once it gets too big.
Compress the XLS data by compelling the program to recalculate the cells used for your file.

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Microsoft Excel files can contain thousands of cells filled with data.
When you combine this information with graphics, such as charts and graphs, as well as ever-expanding links to other worksheets, you can end up with an enormous file that takes up precious system space and slows Excel down.
While there are many software programs available that promise to shrink Excel files, there are many ways to reduce the bulk without downloading a new application.

1. Click on any cell in the Excel file you want to reduce.
Open the "Go To" dialog box in Excel 2007 by clicking the "Find" drop-down arrow on the Home tab of the ribbon and selecting "Go To."
In Excel 2003 or earlier, go to the "Edit" menu and select "Go To."
You can also use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+G" in any version of Excel.
2. Click the "Special" button on the "Go To" dialog box.
Select "Blanks" and click "OK." Click the "Clear" drop-down in the "Editing" group in Excel 2007 and select "Clear All."
In Excel 2003 or earlier, go to the "Edit" menu, point to "Clear" and select "All." This will clear any blank cells to help reduce the file size.


3. Go to the very last cell containing data in the Excel file.
Select the entire row beneath this cell by clicking the number to the left of it.
Hold "Ctrl+Shift" and then press the down arrow key to select all of the cells beneath this point.

4. Click the "Clear" drop-down in the "Editing" group in Excel 2007 and select "Clear All."
In Excel 2003 or earlier, go to the "Edit" menu, point to "Clear" and select "All."
Select the column to the right of the last cell. Hold "Ctrl+Shift" and then press the right arrow key. Again, select "Clear All."
5. Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for any other Excel files that are linked to the workbook you are trying to reduce.
Save the files and then check the new file size by clicking the "Office Button" in Excel 2007.
Point to "Prepare" and then click on "Properties." In Excel 2003 or earlier, go to the "File" menu and select "Properties."
The file size will be listed on the "General" tab.



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Many businesses use Excel to track their data and expenses.
However, you can run into problems when files grow too big.
Try reducing the size of your Excel files in different ways to eliminate your storage problems.
Remove unnecessary graphics and fonts from the Excel file.
Simple report data doesn't need a lot of excess formatting to make it attractive.
If you need to keep different fonts in your file, reduce some of the font sizes you originally used.
Reduce the number of pivot tables you allow in your data analysis.
Run your pivot table wizard when dealing with involved calculations.
When given options to format the file, choose those that allow the data to refresh instead of adding a new table.


Input your data, close the file and save as an Excel (XLS format) file and as an HTML (XML format) file.
To do this, choose "XML Data" in the "Save as type" drop down box.
Change the name of your document as well, so you can tell the difference between the two files.

Open the XML file and save it back into the regular XLS file to create a smaller file than the original.
Again, rename this file, as well as changing its type. This act removes odd programming left from past calculations since the last "save."
Check into file compression software such as OzGrid.
These products exist because you cannot open a file once it gets too big.
Compress the XLS data by compelling the program to recalculate the cells used for your file.


Excel File Size Reduce Software 7.0
http://www.newfreedownloads.com/Business/Spreadsheets/Excel-File-Size-Reduce-Software.html
http://www.ozgrid.com/
or
Microsoft Excel files can contain thousands of cells filled with data.
When you combine this information with graphics, such as charts and graphs, as well as ever-expanding links to other worksheets, you can end up with an enormous file that takes up precious system space and slows Excel down.
While there are many software programs available that promise to shrink Excel files, there are many ways to reduce the bulk without downloading a new application.

1. Click on any cell in the Excel file you want to reduce.
Open the "Go To" dialog box in Excel 2007 by clicking the "Find" drop-down arrow on the Home tab of the ribbon and selecting "Go To."
In Excel 2003 or earlier, go to the "Edit" menu and select "Go To."
You can also use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+G" in any version of Excel.
2. Click the "Special" button on the "Go To" dialog box.
Select "Blanks" and click "OK." Click the "Clear" drop-down in the "Editing" group in Excel 2007 and select "Clear All."
In Excel 2003 or earlier, go to the "Edit" menu, point to "Clear" and select "All." This will clear any blank cells to help reduce the file size.


3. Go to the very last cell containing data in the Excel file.
Select the entire row beneath this cell by clicking the number to the left of it.
Hold "Ctrl+Shift" and then press the down arrow key to select all of the cells beneath this point.

4. Click the "Clear" drop-down in the "Editing" group in Excel 2007 and select "Clear All."
In Excel 2003 or earlier, go to the "Edit" menu, point to "Clear" and select "All."
Select the column to the right of the last cell. Hold "Ctrl+Shift" and then press the right arrow key. Again, select "Clear All."
5. Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for any other Excel files that are linked to the workbook you are trying to reduce.
Save the files and then check the new file size by clicking the "Office Button" in Excel 2007.
Point to "Prepare" and then click on "Properties." In Excel 2003 or earlier, go to the "File" menu and select "Properties."
The file size will be listed on the "General" tab.



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To save an Excel document as a .TXT file, follow the steps below:
1. Click on "File" from the Menu Bar 2. Click "Save as" 3. A new window will appear, in the box title "File Name", give the document a name. 4. In the box titled, "Save As Type", click on the drop-down arrow and select "Text (Tab Delimited) (*.txt)" 5. Click "Save"

document viewer, can be use to view documents such as word, excel, or text notes (notepads). if you received a files containing excel or word, then you can use this to view it.

regards.

It may be a font issue... did you change the font of the typed-in text to a non-True Type face? For every typeface there are two fonts: a screen font to display on your monitor and a printer font for printing,

If somehow there is confusion or corruption in the Excel file contents about exactly which font is specified at a given point in the text box (e.g.if you type like I do with lots of backspaces, which are actually special codes that can cause such corruption), then the misfire between screen and print fonts can cause the text data to be corrupt. It seems to be an operating system issue (did you make a lot of changes to fonts on your system?) or something wrong with your personal installation of Office 2003 in any case, because Excel 2003 is a very stable release. To fix this I would try examining the Windows\Fonts folder using a third-party tool or comparing its contents to a known-good Windows installation (or simply copy and paste your typed paragraphs into Notepad and re-paste it into a new text box in a New Document (starting fresh with a new Excel worksheet could solve it all by itself).

TEXT CASE
Convert to UPPER, Proper or lower
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Select Case Statement. Great alternative to Else If Statements

CONVERSION
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CONDITIONAL FORMATTING
Conditional Formatting
More Than 3 Conditional Formats
Conditional Format Fonts for greater than 3

CUSTOM FORMATS
Custom Formats
Excel see a cells format as having four Sections. These are, from left to right: Positives;Negatives;Zeros;Text.

To hide zeros cell-by-cell use a Custom Number Format like 0.00;-0.00; where 0.00 is desired format for non zeros. Note the use of -0.00 for negatives.

To hide zeros on the Workbook level go to Tools>Options>View - Zero Values.

Import Microsoft Office documents (Windows only) You can insert the full contents of a Microsoft Word or Excel document in a new or existing web page. When you import a Word or Excel document, Dreamweaver receives the converted HTML and inserts it into your web page. The file’s size, after Dreamweaver receives the converted HTML, must be less than 300K.
Instead of importing the entire contents of a file, you can also paste portions of a Word document and preserve the formatting.
Note: If you use Microsoft Office 97, you cannot import the contents of a Word or Excel document; you must insert a link to the document.

1. Open the web page into which you want to insert the Word or Excel document.
2. In Design view, do one of the following to select the file:
   • Drag the file from its current location to the page where you want the content to appear.
     
   • Select File > Import > Word Document or File > Import > Excel Document.
     
3. In the Insert Document dialog box, browse to the file you want to add, select any of the formatting options from the Formatting pop-up menu at the bottom of the dialog box, and then click Open. Text Only Inserts unformatted text. If the original text is formatted, all formatting will be removed.
   Text With Structure Inserts text that retains structure, but does not retain basic formatting. For example, you can paste text and retain the structure of paragraphs, lists, and tables, without retaining bold, italics, and other formatting.
   Text With Structure Plus Basic Formatting Inserts both structured and simple HTML-formatted text (e.g., paragraphs and tables, as well as text formatted with the b, i, u, strong, em, hr, abbr, or acronym tag).
   Text With Structure Plus Full Formatting Inserts text that retains all structure, HTML formatting, and CSS styles.
   Clean Up Word Paragraph Spacing Eliminates extra space between paragraphs when you paste your text if you selected Text With Structure or Basic Formatting. The contents of the Word or Excel document appear in your page.
   

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