Form control grouping

Hi!
I have a problem with grouped form controls in Excel. This is the scenario:
In Excel 2007 I create for example 2 radio buttons put within a group box and then I select all 3 controls and group them.
I save and reopen the file in 2007 and all is fine.
I then open the file in 2010 or 2013 and make changes.
I then save and reopen the file in 2010 or 2013 and all is fine.
I then open the file in 2007 and the grouping is gone....
So to sumarize. When grouping form controls in Excel the grouping disappears in 2007 after a file has been edited and saved in 2010 and 2013. This in not a single file issue, I can recreate this in a new file when I want. I have tested this in different
coorparate environments with the same result.
I found this article when I searched the forums, and the person is experiencing the exact same thing.
But as that thread was never answered and pretty old I decided to make a new one.
Cheers
Leyan

Hi,
Sorry I was on a few days leave. Compatibilty issues was my guess. There is no known way to get around this I persume?
The company Im helping (who has the files with the controls) are fully migrated to 2013 in the near future I hope. So going through the hard work to create thousands of controls on the fly is probably too much. I was kinda hoping there was a fix or a quick
workaround out there to help them get through the migration process.
But as I said, fully migrated in a few months so we decided they just have to wait.
Thanks for all replies!
/Leyan

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