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My Developer Tab in Excel/Export button is greyed out

Anonymous
2018-07-11T04:10:04+00:00

How do I re-activate the Export button in the Developer tab to export an xls spreadsheet to xml format?

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-07-11T04:21:22+00:00

    Hello KerryMurphy. Try this. Click File > Options > Customize Ribbon on the left. Now look over to the right and you will see Developer. Please check it.

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  2. DaveM121 816.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2018-07-11T09:19:39+00:00

    Hi Kerry,

    Those buttons are for working with XML data

    If your spreadsheet doesn't contain XML data then the export feature won't be available.

    Try File - Save As - XML Data

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-07-11T13:27:16+00:00

    It's an excel spreadsheet that I'm exporting as XML.  I can't ungrey the Export button.  I do this same project 2x/year and did not have an issue in January.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-07-11T13:28:33+00:00

    I did that.  And XML is checked.  Whet I hit the plus button, export is greyed out.  :

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-07-11T14:18:16+00:00

    Are you saying that even after you import an XML file, that Export is greyed out?

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