[Cor van der Bliek]

I use a lot of different Word mailnerge docs with a single Excel spreadsheet.
Since I moved to .xlsx I can only use one doc at a time. The Excel
spreadsheet is in use when I try to open the 2nd Word doc.

Using Excel saved as .xls I could use as many docs at a time simultaniously.

Is there some Excel2207/Word2007 option to correct this.

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Try saving the Excel file in .xls (Excel 97-2003) format.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Cor van der Bliek" wrote in
message ...
I use a lot of different Word mailnerge docs with a single Excel
spreadsheet.
Since I moved to .xlsx I can only use one doc at a time. The Excel
spreadsheet is in use when I try to open the 2nd Word doc.

Using Excel saved as .xls I could use as many docs at a time
simultaniously.

Is there some Excel2207/Word2007 option to correct this.

[Cor van der Bliek]

I already did and it's OK then, but where's the benefit of a new program if I
have to fall back to an older version.......

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Try saving the Excel file in .xls (Excel 97-2003) format.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Cor van der Bliek" wrote in
message ...
I use a lot of different Word mailnerge docs with a single Excel
spreadsheet.
Since I moved to .xlsx I can only use one doc at a time. The Excel
spreadsheet is in use when I try to open the 2nd Word doc.

Using Excel saved as .xls I could use as many docs at a time
simultaniously.

Is there some Excel2207/Word2007 option to correct this.