I can no longer save a Numbers spreadsheet.  Why?

I can no longer save a Numbers spreadsheet.. Why?

Rodeo,
I received the file you emailed.  Without opening the file:
I can tell you that you were NEVER able to save the file.  This is a Microsoft excel file (which we know because the extension is ".xls").  Numbers can open excel files then you can save the file as a Numbers file OR you can export the file back to excel using the menu item "File > Export To > Excel..."
Did you create the file in Excel?  If so you can continue to edit the file in excel.  If you double clicked the file and it opened in Numbers then you need to answer the question which application do you want to use (Numbers or Excel)?

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