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Need to save xls file as txt tab delimited without the .txt extension
We went from Office 2010 to 2016 and have 3 users that open .xls files and Save As txt tab delimited files but click inside the name box and change the extension from .txt to .mm and Save the files. ...
Hi Keefe,
That's not Excel-specific issue. You may find 3 possible solutions here
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/double-extensions-files-save-as-dialog-programs-avoid/
#1 is not applicable here
#2 works only with browsing window on Save As and not quite suitable in corporate environment
didn't check #3
Hi Keefe
I might suggest a quick work around to your issue that you can try (assuming it looks like below):
- Rename the file by removing the .txt extension.
- The file will now be .mm
- The contents shouldn't be affected as it's already been formatted. All you are doing is changing the extension to what you want.
- Will not be affected by any Windows version.
Please let us know if this has worked for you? If not, drop us a line and we can try again!
Cheers
Damien