Microsoft KB Archive/97112

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

Excel: Lotus 1-2-3 Files Not Visible in Open Dialog Box
Last reviewed: September 12, 1996

Article ID: Q97112

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 1.x, 2.2, and 3.0

SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel versions 3.0 and earlier for the Macintosh, when you choose Open from the File menu, worksheets saved in Lotus 1-2-3 for the Macintosh file format will not be visible in the list of available files in the Microsoft Excel open dialog box. In Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh versions 3.0 and earlier, the Lotus for Macintosh file type is not included in the Open dialog box filter.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel versions 1.x, 2.2, and 3.0 for the Macintosh and does not occur in later versions.

MORE INFORMATION
The Open dialog box in Microsoft Excel does have a filter for Lotus for MS-DOS files. You can transfer a Lotus for Macintosh file to Lotus for MS-DOS using a transfer utility (such as Apple File Exchange) and then save it using the utility. When you transfer the file back to the Macintosh with the transfer utility, the filename will be displayed in the Microsoft Excel Open dialog box (as long as the version of Lotus you saved the file in is supported by your version of Microsoft Excel).