I have purchased a new iMac computer to replace my prehistoric PC.
After familiarizing myself with the new operating system, I really like it, especially the quality of the graphics and speed of operation.
I have come with a problem in transferring document from the PC into the Mac.
I have copied all my Microsoft Office (Excel and Words) into an external hard drive, and then copied them into folders on the Mac. I have previously used that method to transfer documents from the Pc onto a Netbook and never had any problems.
I have installed the iWork software on the Mac. This is the Apple version of Microsoft Office, which allows processing Microsoft documents on a Mac.
When I tried to open a document, it displays it, but with the “Read only” caption after the file name, such as “ Filename.xls (Read-Only).
If I modify the doc, and try to save it, I get a message, which says: “ untitled.xls is read only. To save a copy, click OK and give the workbook a new name in the Save dialog box. I give it a new name, and click Save. I then get a new message saying that Microsoft Excel cannot access the file.
I have tried with different documents, with the same results.
My originals documents were created using the 2003 version of Microsoft Office Professional
Can anyone offer a suggestion on how to resolve this problem?
After familiarizing myself with the new operating system, I really like it, especially the quality of the graphics and speed of operation.
I have come with a problem in transferring document from the PC into the Mac.
I have copied all my Microsoft Office (Excel and Words) into an external hard drive, and then copied them into folders on the Mac. I have previously used that method to transfer documents from the Pc onto a Netbook and never had any problems.
I have installed the iWork software on the Mac. This is the Apple version of Microsoft Office, which allows processing Microsoft documents on a Mac.
When I tried to open a document, it displays it, but with the “Read only” caption after the file name, such as “ Filename.xls (Read-Only).
If I modify the doc, and try to save it, I get a message, which says: “ untitled.xls is read only. To save a copy, click OK and give the workbook a new name in the Save dialog box. I give it a new name, and click Save. I then get a new message saying that Microsoft Excel cannot access the file.
I have tried with different documents, with the same results.
My originals documents were created using the 2003 version of Microsoft Office Professional
Can anyone offer a suggestion on how to resolve this problem?
