Microsoft KB Archive/215325

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XL2000: File Saved as Alternate File Format Even When Declined

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel 2000

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SYMPTOMS
When you click No to decline saving a workbook in an alternate file format, Microsoft Excel saves the workbook in the alternate format regardless.

CAUSE
This problem occurs when you do the following:

 You publish a selected range of cells as a Web page from a workbook. You then attempt to save the workbook, using the Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook file format in the Save As dialog box.  When you receive the message

" " may contain features that are not compatible with. Do you want to keep the workbook in this format?

you click No and decline saving the workbook. 

Although nothing appears to happen, Excel saves a workbook in the Excel 5.0/95 file format, with the same name as your workbook.

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

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords :

Version : WINDOWS:2000

Platform : WINDOWS

Issue type : kbbug

Technology :