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Bruce M
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3 years ago
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using Numbers on iphone

When I open an Excel file on my iPhone it only opens in Excel but I want to open it in Numbers.  How do I change the settings?
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Thanks for the info, this could be an issue with the Excel app regarding the copying of characters. 

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Bruce M
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

I pressed and held but nothing else happened.  I am using the iPhone.

 

I also tried downloading the file to my iPhone but it reacts exactly the same.  No matter what I do, it always opens in excel.

 

The only way I get it to work is to download the file, open Numbers and then open the file with Numbers.  A very slow process.

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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi Bruce M, if you're experiencing the same issue when downloading the file to your phone, then it could be related to the settings on your device itself.

 

Is there a particular reason for opening an Excel file in Numbers on your device?

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    Bruce M
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    When I try to copy the data from a cell, Excel will not always copy all the characters.  This is a password file with many special characters.  Excel only captures some of the characters.  Numbers always captures all the characters.

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      Jay
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      3 years ago

      Thanks for the info, this could be an issue with the Excel app regarding the copying of characters. 

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        Bruce M
        Explorer | Level 3
        3 years ago

        I agree but I also know Microsoft is absolutely useless to help some their problems.

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