Microsoft KB Archive/147643

= Versions of Quattro Pro Supported in Microsoft Excel =

Article ID: 147643

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q147643



SUMMARY
The Help file for Microsoft Excel states that Excel can open all file formats that are generated by Quattro Pro for Windows, and that for MS-DOS versions of Quattro Pro, Microsoft Excel opens only Quattro Pro for MS-DOS version 5.0 files.

This information is incorrect. Excel 7.0 and Excel 97 can open Quattro Pro for MS-DOS files (*.WQ1) and files from Quattro Pro for Windows, versions 5.0 and earlier (*.WB1). Microsoft Excel cannot open Quattro Pro for MS-DOS, version 6.0, files (*.WQ2) or Quattro Pro for Windows, version 6.0, files (*.WB2).

Supplemental Quattro Pro converters are available on the OfficeUpdate site:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/quatt97.aspx



MORE INFORMATION
To obtain Quattro Pro converters, see the OfficeUpdate site:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/quatt97.aspx

The following table lists the Quattro Pro file formats and the support Excel 7.0 and Excel 97 provide for these files.

 Quattro Pro version      Microsoft Excel support - DOS 1, 2, 3, 4 (wq1)     Read/Write DOS 5 (wq2)              none Windows 1, 5 (wb1)       Read only Windows 6 (wb2)          none

