Go to Mactopia (a Microsoft web site) and download the VBA updater. This will make Office X for the Mac fully compatible with Office XP. However, realize that some of the macros your co-worker is using my be proprietary and you would not have those. Ron Woodland Mark O'Brien wrote: > > On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at 10:27 AM, Robert Ameeti wrote: > >>> I can't recall seeing any problems with Excel. Microsoft seems to >>> have the format under control enough to be compatible. >>> > > I have problems when a Windows co-worker sends me large worksheets with > lots of macros. When I open and close the file, I get inscrutable > "Compile Error" messages. I can view the worksheet fine, but apparently > I'm missing out on some magical Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) > features. > > Mark