How To Disable Compatibility Checker

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How To Disable Compatibility Checker

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Does anyone know the navigation in Excel 2007 to disable the compatibility checker?
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Re: How To Disable Compatibility Checker

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I don't think there is a global setting.
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I wouldn't know where they hid that checkbox.
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Seems this is a workbook setting that can't be overridden globally.
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Re: How To Disable Compatibility Checker

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jstevens wrote:Does anyone know the navigation in Excel 2007 to disable the compatibility checker?
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Thanks,
John
Hi John

I am sure that you have already Googled but in case you missed these

http://www.excelguru.ca/node/105" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

From the Ken Puls website

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Private Sub App_WorkbookBeforeSave(ByVal Wb As Workbook, ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean)
'Date Created : 9/24/2008 19:59
'Author       : Ken Puls (www.excelguru.ca)
'Macro Purpose: Disable compatibility checker

    Wb.CheckCompatibility = False

End Sub
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Thank you Steve.

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