How do I change the default attribute in excel?

[worken]

Every time I save a back-up copy of my workbooks to a cd or a floppy, the
back-up is automaticaly saved as a "read-only" file. Is there a way to stop
this automatic attribute assignment?

 

[Anne Troy]

This occurs when you save to a CD because CD burners create read-only
copies. You can't edit them directly on the CD (usually). This shouldn't
occur on a floppy, and I can't imagine why it would be, but you might want
to read up on using floppies anyway:
http://www.officearticles.com/misc/working_with_floppy_disks_in_microsoft_office.htm
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Hope it helps!
Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[David McRitchie]

Hi .......,
To remove the read-only attribute for files restored from a CD see
Backup your files, always take backups
Files Restored from a CD backup reported as Read-Only (#readonly)
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/backup.htm#readonly

Never create files to removable media directly from Excel
When copying files from HD to a backup device choose a method that does
not set the read-only bit attribute.