Microsoft KB Archive/69196

Word: Cannot Link to Excel 3.00 Spreadsheets

PSS ID Number: Q69196 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00 5.50 6.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

You cannot import or link to files that have been saved in Excel version 3.00 format. Word 5.00 will display the message “Not a valid spreadsheet file” and will not import the information. Word 5.50 will display the message “Word does not recognize the format of that file.”

If you choose to import the information, Word will not be able to distinguish between formatting and data.

If a spreadsheet created in Excel 2.10 is linked into a Word document and later updated in Excel 3.00, the following Word error will result:

The spreadsheet file format is not recognized by Word.

Spreadsheets created or updated in Excel version 3.00 must be saved in Excel version 2.10 format prior to linking or importing into Microsoft Word.

To save an Excel 3.00 spreadsheet in 2.10 format, do the following:


 * 1) With the spreadsheet open and active, choose Save As from the File menu.
 * 2) Type in a new filename for the file.
 * 3) Click the Options button to view available file formats.
 * 4) Select the Excel 2.1 format from the drop-down list box of file formats.
 * 5) Click the OK button or press ENTER.

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