Microsoft KB Archive/173148

= XL97: UserForm Is Lost When Saving in Earlier Version Format =

Article ID: 173148

Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173148





SYMPTOMS
After you save a workbook in an earlier version of Microsoft Excel, any UserForms in the file are lost.

Note that you do not receive a warning message that indicates that Microsoft Excel will fail to save the UserForms.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if all of the following conditions are true:


 * You add a UserForm to a Microsoft Excel 97 workbook. -and-


 * You save the file in a file format for an earlier version of Microsoft Excel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
A UserForm is a new feature in Microsoft Excel 97 and is not supported by earlier versions of Microsoft Excel.

