How do I upload an xls spreadsheet to the forum ?

[mlindsay]

I have an idea for a new thread in " guides and tutorials " I want to contribute something back to the community and I'm sure my idea has not been posted yet. In order to make my tutorial more effective I would like to upload a spreadsheet as part of my tutorial. It's not a large file, about 70 kb and it's an xls spreadsheet but I suppose I could convert it to a different format if it's easier.
This will be my first substantial post of what I concider to be useful information for you folks ( especially for anyone with large amounts of files, but you will see that in my guide ) I want to make this as nice as possible for you, please give me some advice.

[anon]

The forum accepts ZIP and RAR attachments of up to 10 megabytes. Just use your favorite compressor to put the spreadsheet inside an archive of either format.

[mlindsay]

Huh?
Seriously mlindsay learn to read people's intent better before making judgement on them.

Your absolutely right I'm not to proud to admit when I'm wrong. If I had bothered to read previous posts of yours instead of just basing my judgement on the couple of conversations we have had, I probably would have come to another conclusion. I guess that's why I'm the Noob. I thought you were refering to something else...but never mind
Thanks for the great advice Anon. Could someone recommend an easy program convert to ZIP or RAR. I have unconverted these files with Grabit, but that's done automatically, and I have no experience creating ZIP or RAR.

[anon]

Thanks for the great advice Anon. Could someone recommend an easy program convert to ZIP or RAR. I have unconverted these files with Grabit, but that's done automatically, and I have no experience creating ZIP or RAR.

I forgot about this since I don't use it, but in Windows XP and above you can simply right-click the file -> Send To -> Compressed Folder (ZIP), if you haven't uninstalled this feature. Otherwise, try 7-Zip or WinRAR.

[tesco]

I've added xls and xlsx to type of allowed attachments.

[mjmacky]

I add 7-zip to every installation I do.

Anyways, I have no idea how you're supposed to attach these files since all I get is "invalid file". I don't know of any other interface besides "insert image" so that could be my problem.

[anon]

Anyways, I have no idea how you're supposed to attach these files since all I get is "invalid file". I don't know of any other interface besides "insert image" so that could be my problem.

Let's try attaching something made with my counterfeit Chinese Excel...

I used the attachment button to the left of "undo" in the editor, that's what I use for images as well.

[mjmacky]

testbook.xlsx

Oh, I have to go advanced, I never do that.

Let's see if it displays inline.

[manker]

Works.

[mlindsay]

I've added xls and xlsx to type of allowed attachments.

You are an extremely kind fellow thank you and I will start working on my guide for you. It might not be overwhelmingly helpful for really advanced users, but maybe someone will learn a trick or two.