Hi all,
You'd think that the future would bring productivity. OH NO!
I feel as though I've made the biggest most stupid decision I've ever made in respect of my work life yesterday.
Yep! I downgraded from Excel 2003 to Office 365.
The first task I tried today just failed so I had to switch back to Windows 7 and Excel 2003.
I'm sure it's not as bad as I think it is but I have no idea where to start. I may as well have downloaded OpenOffice which Office 365 probably is anyway (just dressed up in new clothes).
So I copy and paste data from a website into Excel 2003 and the hyperlinks are fine, working and intact.
In Office 365, the first C+P acts exactly as I'd expect it to. I then click to the next page on the saved list on the website, drag and select the next batch of information, go to paste it into Office 365 and it removes all the hyperlinks and dumps each 'line' from the table on the website into a merged cell. 50 lines, 50 merged cells whereas the first paste contains 50 lines of 5 columns containing various objects. I then F5 and remove Objects such as pictures, delete the first column and drag cell divisions and make it look nice and more importantly useable.
I really didn't want to have to post here because:-
a) I don't understand, nor want to at 50 years old, why I should have to adapt to change I really don't need (if it ain't broke, Microsoft, don't fix it!)
b) I would rather ask Microsoft for my money back as I don't/can't afford to spend countless hours learning new techniques perhaps and worrying about what else might not work the same at a critical time when I just want to get on with it and get the job done.
Also, I am not familiar at this point in time with any new options or settings that could be changed to return it to a working state similar, if not identical, to Excel 2003. I knew it was all going awry when I first glimpsed Office 2007 and the ribbon invasion. Horrible IMHO!
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
I'm probably come across as a Luddite Curmudgeon today. I just don't want change and the daft thing is I am in control of my own downfall.
I am sure there are folks on here that might be able to put a positive spin into this and convince me that I have done the right thing...
Please help!
?
PS A worried face emoji seems like a good choice. I was going to select a smile and say that's my first one of the day but thought better of it!
You'd think that the future would bring productivity. OH NO!
I feel as though I've made the biggest most stupid decision I've ever made in respect of my work life yesterday.
Yep! I downgraded from Excel 2003 to Office 365.
The first task I tried today just failed so I had to switch back to Windows 7 and Excel 2003.
I'm sure it's not as bad as I think it is but I have no idea where to start. I may as well have downloaded OpenOffice which Office 365 probably is anyway (just dressed up in new clothes).
So I copy and paste data from a website into Excel 2003 and the hyperlinks are fine, working and intact.
In Office 365, the first C+P acts exactly as I'd expect it to. I then click to the next page on the saved list on the website, drag and select the next batch of information, go to paste it into Office 365 and it removes all the hyperlinks and dumps each 'line' from the table on the website into a merged cell. 50 lines, 50 merged cells whereas the first paste contains 50 lines of 5 columns containing various objects. I then F5 and remove Objects such as pictures, delete the first column and drag cell divisions and make it look nice and more importantly useable.
I really didn't want to have to post here because:-
a) I don't understand, nor want to at 50 years old, why I should have to adapt to change I really don't need (if it ain't broke, Microsoft, don't fix it!)
b) I would rather ask Microsoft for my money back as I don't/can't afford to spend countless hours learning new techniques perhaps and worrying about what else might not work the same at a critical time when I just want to get on with it and get the job done.
Also, I am not familiar at this point in time with any new options or settings that could be changed to return it to a working state similar, if not identical, to Excel 2003. I knew it was all going awry when I first glimpsed Office 2007 and the ribbon invasion. Horrible IMHO!
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
I'm probably come across as a Luddite Curmudgeon today. I just don't want change and the daft thing is I am in control of my own downfall.
I am sure there are folks on here that might be able to put a positive spin into this and convince me that I have done the right thing...
Please help!
?
PS A worried face emoji seems like a good choice. I was going to select a smile and say that's my first one of the day but thought better of it!
