Calc Guide

Some users of Microsoft Excel may be unwilling or unable to receive
*.ods files. (Perhaps their employer does not allow them to install the
plug-in.) In this case, you can save a document as a Excel file (*.xls or
*.xlsx).
1) Important—First save your spreadsheet in the file format used
by OpenOffice.org, *.ods. If you do not, any changes you may have
made since the last time you saved it will only appear in the
Microsoft Excel version of the document.
2) Then choose File > Save As.
3) On the Save As dialog (Figure 8), in the File type (or Save as
type) drop-down menu, select the type of Excel format you need.
Click Save.
Figure 8. Saving a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel format
Caution
From this point on, all changes you make to the spreadsheet
will occur only in the Microsoft Excel document. You have
actually changed the name of your document. If you want to go
back to working with the *.ods version of your spreadsheet, you
must open it again.
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