About File Formats
This document was written for Excel Invoice Manager. Now Invoice Manager for Excel almost always installed with the ".xlsx" template as the default template.
Here is a screen shot taken from an Excel 2007 system running on Windows Vista.
Starting with 2007 Microsoft Office system, Microsoft introduced new file formats for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, known as the Office Open XML formats. In Office Excel 2007, the default format for an Excel workbook is the Office Excel 2007 XML-based file format (.xlsx).
The standard template (INVOICE.xls) shipped with Excel Invoice Manager installer is still in the Excel 97-2003 Workbook format. You can open and work with the template directly in Excel 2007 without any problems, but the title bar of Excel 2007 window displays the words [Compatibility Mode].
If you don't need to move the template to other computers that are running previous versions of Excel, you can save it in the following new formats supported by Excel 2007 and later versions.
| File extension | Format |
|---|---|
| .xlsx | Excel XML-based file format |
| .xlsb | Excel Binary (or BIFF12) file format |
| .xlsm | Excel XML-based and macro-enabled file format |
To convert a template into a new format:
- Open the template in Excel 2007 or later versions.
- Click the Microsoft Office Button located in the up-left corner of Excel's main window.
- Click Save As.
- Click Yes on the warning message dialog displayed by Excel Invoice Manager.
- Choose a file format in the Save As dialog. Enter your new file name.
- Click Save to save the template.
Export Data to Excel Workbook File
Starting with Version 2.6 Build 1010, Excel Invoice Manager allows you to export the data in all the data list windows, including Customers, Products and Invoices windows, by clicking the Export to Excel File button located in the Tools group of the command list bar.
Tip: If you are using Invoice Manager for Excel, the "Export to Excel" commands are available on all the main data list windows.
If you are running Excel 2007, a new option "Excel 2007 XML-based file format" is available on the dialog where you can enter the new Excel workbook file name.
Change Default File Format
By default all files created by Excel Invoice Manager are in the default format of your Excel. You can change this setting by following the steps below:
- Click Excel menu: Office button -> Excel Options.
- Choose " Save" from the left column.
- In the right pane, choose " Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*.xls)" from the "Save file in this format" list.
- Click OK.
- Now the default format of your Microsoft Excel is " Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*.xls)".
