Microsoft KB Archive/108815

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XL5: Opening Lotus 1-2-3 Version 4.0 for Windows Files

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c

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SUMMARY
Microsoft Excel version 5.0 does not ship with a Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 file converter. To open a file in Microsoft Excel that you created in Lotus 1-2- 3 version 4.0 for Windows, you must do one of the following:


 * Obtain the Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 File Converter from Microsoft

For additional information about obtaining this file converter, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q122583 : WE1130: Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 File Converter

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 * Save the file in the Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.0 file format.

MORE INFORMATION
In Microsoft Excel, you can open Lotus 1-2-3 files, and you can save Microsoft Excel files as Lotus 1-2-3 files in the .WKS, .WK1, and .WK3 file formats.

Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4 for Windows features a new file format and saves files with a default .WK4 filename extension.

To save files in the Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.0 format, in Lotus 1-2-3 version 4.0 for Windows, do the following:


 * 1) From the File menu, choose Save As.
 * 2) In the File Type box, select 1-2-3 (.WK3).
 * 3) Type a filename and then choose OK.

The Lotus 1-2-3 products included here are manufactured by Lotus Development, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.