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    Format not staying when opening on different computer

    Hi,

    Not even sure how or what to search for this problem. But pretty simple (I hope) I have created a file on a 24" iMac, but when i open it on a smaller laptop the cell sizing is not the same and i cannot see the full cells or the numbers in it which is a pain, because i have someone else working on the file and i have it locked so they can't see the data unless i unlock the sheet which is something i don't want to do.

    I can explain more if this does not make sense

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    Re: Format not staying when opening on different computer

    Make your columns wider, so the numbers are visible at a lower zoom level / resolution.

    Or check the option to still allow column formatting, when you protect the sheet.
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    Re: Format not staying when opening on different computer

    The numbers do not disappear when i changed the zoom on the big computer. so not sure how i would set it up to match in the small.

    Perhaps i should have said it is not keeping the formatting of the columns and rows. When i have a row that has wrapped text of 2 or more line i cannot read anything as well as the columns turn the numbers to xxxx because they are to narrow on the smaller laptop. Is there no way to have the formatting conform to the screen size??

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    Re: Format not staying when opening on different computer

    Not to mention I have 20+ pages that are locked, with 20 workbooks to deal with so it would be a massive job to go and unlock and relock all of that

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    Re: Format not staying when opening on different computer

    I've given you a method to fix it. The formatting is not changing.

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