Moving a worksheet into another folder

[tennisgal]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) I need to move a worksheet file from one folder into another. With previous versions of Excel, I could use File - Open, get to the current folder, highlight the file, right click and cut the file and paste it into the new folder. I can't do this with 2008. I also tried to drag it, but that didn't work. The only way I found to do this was to go to Documents on the Dock and select the worksheet and then move it to the new folder. Takes much longer. Any ideas?

 

[Bob Greenblatt]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) I need to
move a worksheet file from one folder into another. With previous
versions of Excel, I could use File - Open, get to the current folder,
highlight the file, right click and cut the file and paste it into the
new folder. I can't do this with 2008. I also tried to drag it, but that
didn't work. The only way I found to do this was to go to Documents on
the Dock and select the worksheet and then move it to the new folder.
Takes much longer. Any ideas?

Sounds like you need to bone up on your basic Macintosh skills. You move
or copy files with the finder by dragging or control dragging. You do
not cut or copy files on the Mac. If doing it within Excel you can
File0-Open and then File Save-As to move it.

 

[tennisgal]

I tried the File Open, File Save-As. The problem I had is that it keeps the file in the original folder as well as the new one that I designated with the File -Save As. I only want it in the new folder.

I also tried the dragging feature. I may be doing something wrong (I just switched over from a PC 4 weeks ago), but it looks like I can drag the file, but when I hover over the new folder, nothing happens.

Thanks so much. I appreciate your help.

 

[John McGhie]

You cannot do this from inside an Application such as Excel.

On the Mac, you MUST use the Finder.

Then you can cut/copy/paste/drag to your heart's content.

You just can't do this from the File dialog inside an application.

It's part of the way Mac OS X is designed, and there's no work-around.

Cheers

I tried the File Open, File Save-As. The problem I had is that it keeps the
file in the original folder as well as the new one that I designated with the
File -Save As. I only want it in the new folder.

I also tried the dragging feature. I may be doing something wrong (I just
switched over from a PC 4 weeks ago), but it looks like I can drag the file,
but when I hover over the new folder, nothing happens.

Thanks so much. I appreciate your help.

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[CyberTaz]

As others have indicated, this is a distinction between the Windows & OS X
operating systems, but as far as your initial concern about time...

If you Command+Tab to Finder it takes less time than File> Open or File>
Save As & is definitely quicker than trying to work through the Dock. In a
Finder window you can do the drag-to-move thing or any other file management
activities with no problem. In fact, I find it even faster to work between
different hierarchies of folders based on the features of a Finder window.

 

[tennisgal]

You cannot do this from inside an Application such as Excel.