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Excel/Outlook 2007 - When I send a workbook the recipient doesn't see any formatting!

I attach and send an excel 2007 workbook to someone using outlook 2007 and the recipient opens the workbook and finds that there is no formatting.  

What causes this?
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Alan_White

8/22/2022 - Mon
Alan_White

What verison of Excel does the recipient have?

What format are you saving your Excel workbook in?

I think is very unlikley that Outlook is doing anything to the attachment.  Have you tried zipping it first to disprove this?
eversince

Hi brothertruffle880

Perhaps a work around:
Have you tried protecting the excel file?

In excel 2007 go to Review tab and select Protect sheet. There you can protect your format and add a password.
borgunit

You wouldn't happen to be saving to an earlier version by default?
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brothertruffle880

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Sender and receiver are both using Office 2007.
Alan_White

Okay, but what format is the Excel file saved as?
brothertruffle880

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2007 format.
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