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Solution 11899: Transferring Microsoft® Excel® Spreadsheet Files to a TI Graphing Calculator.

How can I transfer spreadsheet files from Microsoft® Excel® to a TI graphing calculator?

The TI CellSheet™ Converter software provides the ability to convert spreadsheet files from one format to another.  Supported file formats are for the CellSheet App, Microsoft® Excel®, AppleWorks®, and tab-delimited text.

Please Note: A Macintosh® version of TI CellSheet Converter is available however it only works on Mac OS® version 9. Later versions of Mac OS® cannot open this software.

Follow the instructions below to convert and send a saved Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet to a compatible TI graphing calculator. 

NOTE: In order for this procedure to work, the TI CellSheet Converter software must be installed on the computer, and the CellSheet App installed on the calculator.

In TI CellSheet Converter:

• Run TI CellSheet Converter
• Click File > Add > From File...
• Select Microsoft Excel (*.xls) from the Files of type drop-down menu
• Browse to the location where the file is saved to and select it
• Click Open
NOTE: Ensure that the calculator is securely connected and turned ON.
• Click Actions > Send to Device
• After the connected device is found and displayed on the Select TI Device window, click Select - The file is automatically renamed to comply with the device naming conventions.

In Microsoft® Excel®:
(Requires that the Microsoft Excel plug-in was installed during installation of TI CellSheet Convreter)

• Run Microsoft® Excel®
• Open the spreadsheet to be converted and sent to the calculator
NOTE: Ensure that the calculator is securely connected and turned ON.
• (Optional) To convert the spreadsheet with the formulas intact, click Tools > Options to display the Options window, then check the Formulas checkbox.  If the Formulas checkbox is left unchecked, the software converts the spreadsheet using the formula results and does not keep the formulas.
• Click TI Tools > TI CellSheet(TM) Converter > Convert and Send to Device
• After the connected device is found and displayed on the Select TI Device window, click Select - The file is automatically renamed to comply with the device naming conventions.

The software determines the type of device connected to the computer, converts the spreadsheet sheet to the correct device format, then sends the converted sheet to the device.  It does NOT save the converted sheet to the computer.

If the spreadsheet has multiple sheets, each sheet must be converted and sent individually.

For additional instructions on using the TI CellSheet Converter software, refer to the Help toolbar menu.  And for instructions on using the CellSheet App, refer to the online guidebook.