Microsoft KB Archive/329287

= You receive a message to save changes when you close a file that you have not changed in Excel =

Article ID: 329287

Article Last Modified on 1/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q329287



SYMPTOMS
When you close a file that was last saved in a format that is not native to Microsoft Excel, you may receive the following message:

Do you want to save the changes you made to ?

You receive this message even if you have not made any changes to the file.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you save your workbook in a file format that is not fully compatible with all the features in Excel. This incompatibility may result in the loss of data or formatting in the workbook, and may cause this message to appear when you close the file. This feature is intended to serve as an extra safeguard against the loss of information.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
The following file formats may cause this message to appear when you close the file:
 * All Text formats (.txt)
 * All Comma Separated Values (CSV) formats (.csv)
 * All 1-2-3 formats, which include .wk4, .wk3, .wk1, .wks
 * Quattro Pro format (.wq1)
 * All DBASE formats (.dbf)
 * Formatted Text (.prn)
 * Data Interchange Format (.dif)
 * Symbolic Link format (.slk)

NOTE: The information in this article applies only to files that you created or changed in the current Excel session. You can open and close any file without receiving the save changes message if you do not make any changes to the file.

Additional query words: prb XL2002 SYLK DIF Unicode MS-DOS Macintosh Lotus OFFXP XL2000 XL2003 XL2007

Keywords: kbexpertisebeginner kbnofix kbprb KB329287

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