Microsoft KB Archive/121119

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XL5: 4.0 Worksheet Size Increases When Saved in 5.0
Last reviewed: March 26, 1997

Article ID: Q121119

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WINDOWS   | MACINTOSH The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 5.0c

Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS
When you save a document in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 that had been previously saved in the Microsoft Excel version 4.0 file format, the size of the file may increase.

CAUSE
The file size increases because Microsoft Excel version 5.0 file format requires additional bytes for the font, setup, and format (FMT) records. This increase in file size occurs even if the file is saved out in the Microsoft Excel version 4.0 file format.

MORE INFORMATION
For more information about differences between file sizes when non-5.0 files are saved in Microsoft Excel 5.0, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q104310 TITLE    : "XL5: Non-Excel 5.0 Documents Take a Long Time to                Open and Save"

ARTICLE-ID: Q115130 TITLE    : XL5: Version 4.0 Chart File Size Increases When Saved