Microsoft KB Archive/87447

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Excel: Version 4.0 Add-ins Cannot be Saved as 3.0 Add-ins
Last reviewed: July 16, 1997

Article ID: Q87447

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 4.0
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 4.0

SUMMARY
Version 4.0 of Microsoft Excel does not have an option for saving add-in macro sheets to version 3.0's add-in format. An option does exist for saving to the standard Excel 3.0 format, however. Choosing this option converts the add-in to an Excel 3.0 macro sheet and changes the extension of the filename from .XLA to .XLM in Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
When you choose Save As from the File menu, you receive a list of all the file formats that Excel can save to. Excel 2.x and Excel 3.0 are included to offer backward compatibility with those versions. Since no option exists for Excel 3.0 add-ins, the file must be saved first to the Excel 3.0 format and then saved as an add-in once it is opened in Excel version 3.0.