Saving Spreadsheet to Folder

Question

How can I save an Excell spread-sheet into a Folder using Windows 11. Or can it only be saved in One Drive

Answer 1

Hi pr0cy0n,

1

Yes, that is correct, that free version is online only, it isa cut-down version of the office apps, it does not have full functionality, and you would need to download the files you create with that.

2

Yes, if that would suit your needs, you could use Microsoft 365 instead of that other software.

However, the way OneDrive works is different to Carbonite, it is not a local backup utility, it will sync your files form the Documents, Desktop and Pictures folders automatically to the Cloud, and you can add other folders to sync too.

Answer 2

Hi Dave

Thank you for that.

Regards

Answer 3

Hi Dave

Let me get this right. The free version of Excel will only allow me to save to One Drive (But I could download it from there and store it in a folder, In which case a copy would also still be on One Drive)

But if I had Office 365 it would allow me to save only to a Folder.

I only use my PC for everyday tasks and I would prefer to keep them on the computer,

The other thought that occurred to me was that as I am paying £80 to Carbonite to back everything up I could pay for Office 365, get the 1Tb backup and be no worse off, although I doubt I would ever use any of its special features.

I wonder if there are any pitfalls in that?

Answer 4

Hi pr0cy0n,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

It depends on what application you are using, are you using Excel and if so, do you have a full version of Office, like Office 2021 or Microsoft 365?

1

If you are using the free version of Excel that comes with Windows, that can only save to OneDrive online, but you can download your files from Excel online to your PC.

https://onedrive.live.com/

2

If you do have a fille version of Microsoft Office, you can set that to save to your PC by default.

In Excel, go to File - Options

On the left click Save and on the right you can tell Excel to save to your PC by default and specify a folder location.