Microsoft KB Archive/64744

Works: Importing Multiplan and Excel Spreadsheets

PSS ID Number: Q64744 Article last modified on 10-16-1998

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= SUMMARY =

Microsoft Works for MS-DOS versions 1.05, 2.0, and 3.0 can import spreadsheets from other programs that are saved in the Works (WKS) file format.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To save a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in the WKS format, do the following:


 * 1) From Excel’s File menu, choose Save As.
 * 2) Type a new filename so you do not overwrite the original Excel formatted file.
 * 3) From the Save File As Type drop-down list, select WKS. (Note: in earlier versions of Excel, the WKS file format is available after selecting the Options button.)
 * 4) Choose the OK button.

After saving the file in the WKS format, it will have a WKS extension (that is, FILENAME.WKS instead of FILENAME.XLS), and the file will be accessible in Works.

To save a Microsoft Multiplan version 2.0 or later spreadsheet in the WKS format, do the following:


 * 1) Choose Transfer Options.
 * 2) Select Other and press ENTER.
 * 3) Choose Transfer Save and save the worksheet under a different filename so that the original remains in Multiplan format. Once saved in the WKS format, Works will be able to load the spreadsheet.

Multiplan version 1.0 spreadsheets cannot be saved in a WKS format. This is a limitation of Multiplan 1.0.

Reference(s):

“Microsoft Works Reference” guide, version 2.0, page 342

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