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Excel version 12.3.6
All formulas, border changes and comments created and saved do not appear when the document is re-opened.
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That's completely unusual. Did you open the file as a text file? If so, you need to save it an as Excel file. Text files are just that, text and can not contain any formatting. So you need to change the file type when you first save the file.
Hi Bob
Yes, it was an oversight on my part. The file was saving as a '.csv' file.
Thank you.