Microsoft KB Archive/211599

= XL2000: Euro Currency Symbols Deleted After File Is Saved in Excel 98 =

Article ID: 211599

Article Last Modified on 8/4/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q211599



SYMPTOMS
When you open a file in Microsoft Excel, all occurrences of the Euro currency symbol may be replaced with an underscore character (_).



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you save a file in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, which was developed before the Euro currency symbol was in use.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, obtain the Microsoft Office 98 Update for the Macintosh 8.5 operating system (OS).



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, re-insert the Euro currency symbol in each place that it has been replaced by the underscore character.



MORE INFORMATION
When you open a Microsoft Excel 2000 for Windows file that contains the Euro currency symbol in Excel 98, you receive an error message, and all occurrences of the Euro currency symbol are replaced by the underscore character.

For additional information about this issue, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

193193 OFF98: Euro Symbol Replaced by Underscore in Windows Document

