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Allow XLSX exports, not outdated XLS version.

No this does not exist yet, despite a previous case stating it already exists. I have confirmation from a Trimble rep (screenshot attached).

When we export reports to Excel (from any module) the option for Excel is a XLS file (Excel 97-2003). This is an old Excel version that is outdated and cannot support many features. We would like Spectrum to default to an XLSX file (Excel Workbook). Is there an update coming soon for this? I know we can 'save as' and change the file type ourselves, however it seems strange to default to a 20+ year old file type.

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  • Mar 4 2025
Company Blue Pine Enterprises Ltd.
I need it... Yesterday...Come on already
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    • Karen Dotson commented
      14 Mar 15:23

      This! It's very inconvenient that all exports have to be 'saved as' to get them to a current release!

    • Guest commented
      13 Mar 18:14

      Agreed. Do you know how often my VP complains about this?!

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