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Shared spreadsheet keeps altering formatting

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    Shared spreadsheet keeps altering formatting

    Hi,

    Can anyone help - We are using a spreadsheet at work which basically logs the calls received by our dept.

    The cells are changed to a specific colour depending on if the call is completed / delayed / requiring action etc so that the can be sorted into these areas.

    The workbook is shared so that anyone within the team can see the spreadsheet and where that call is up to.

    Problem is - when someone opens the sheet then the data appears differently (i.e not sorted / colours have changed / data has moved into different sections / size of the cells has changed) to that last saved by another individual.

    I have made sure all the guys are saving the worksheet as the same excel version (2007) but the problem is still persisting.

    Any ideas - I really need the sheets to llok the same regardless of when or who opens it.

    Please help

    Thanks

    Christine

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    Re: Shared spreadsheet keeps altering formatting

    you need to do a bit of regular maintenance on the work book. probably daily
    1,make sure everyone closes workbook together at a certain time(and for good measure keep their own copy before closing,they can then re enter any missing data on the master later))
    2. now check to see who is using it, if any, in the share workbook view,sometimes people who have closed it are still there ,remove anyone except you
    unshare the workbook then reshare
    shared workbooks are prone to bloat ,different views are stored and sometimes they just go haywire.
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