Converting Microsoft Excel xlsx files

How I Convert Microsoft Excel xlsx Files To Xls Format of Excel 2003 at Zamzar.com

When I purchased my Samsung Solar netbook, I uninstalled the trial Microsoft office that came with it and installed the full version of Office 2003 onto the netbook. Last week Monday, a friend sent me an Excel document ending with .xlsx extension. It failed to open on my netbook, telling me "the file is not in a recognizable format". Instantly I googled for the cause and solution and I decided to share my findings with you today.

As a fact, if you installed Microsoft Excel 2003 on your PC, you will not be able to open a Microsoft Excel file created with Microsoft Office 2007. Excel documents created with Office 2003 ends with .xls while those created with Office 2007 ends with .xlsx.

If you would like to open, edit, and save workbooks that were created in the newer versions Excel with Excel 2003, you either install Microsoft compatibility pack or use a free online document conversion service.

In this post, I am sharing with you how to use zamzar.com, a free online file converter which I use to convert .xlsx files to .xls files.

STEPS

•  Go to www.zamzar.com on your PC
•  Use the "Browse" button to select the file you want to convert
•  Choose the format you want to convert to. In this instance, you choose "xls" as seen in the picture below:

• Enter your email address and click convert.
• After some minutes, check your email inbox and you should receive an email from zamzar.com
• Click the download link in the email to download the converted file.

You should now be able to open the file with your Microsoft Excel 2003.

That's all.

I hope it helps.

In my future posts,I will share with you how to install the Microsoft compatability pack, so you can  be opening .xlsx files with your Excel 2003 without converting the documents online. Just SUBSCRIBE to my blog for you not to miss this.

Cheers!

Fiverr.com Not Opening On Your PC? The Solutions

I have been making money online at fiverr.com for a while now but recently I noticed that the site no longer opens on my PC, though opens on my Blackberry. If you are facing similar problem, worry no more as am sharing with you in this post, how to fix the problem.

It is still not clear to me if it is fiverr that blocks some IP or if it is some Internet Service Providers that are blocking www.fiverr.com on their servers. Which ever way, you can unblock www.fiverr.com and keep making money on the website.

Solutions

1. If you are using network A to browse and fiverr no longer opens, try browsing with other networks. If you want to keep browsing with network A for reasons best known to you, try the second solution below.

2. Unblock fiverr.com with the help of softwares that hide your IP and ensure anonymous browsing. There are loads of them out there including the Your-Freedom Software, Ultrasurf, FreeGate, Hotspotshield etc. As at the time of publishing this, I use the free version of theHotspotShield software on my PC to access fiverr.com.

Proxy sites like ninjacloak and VPN softwares will also work for you. If you own a Blackberry phone, you can easily access your fiverr account without using any other software or proxy. I use my Blackberry a lot just to log in to my account to prevent suspension because if you fail to log in to fiverr.com after some weeks, your account might be suspended.

I hope this helps.