Microsoft KB Archive/239958

= Works 2000: Error Message: "Microsoft Excel Cannot Convert Some of The Cells. The Total Number of Errors Found Is 87." =

Article ID: 239958

Article Last Modified on 1/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works Suite 2000

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This article was previously published under Q239958



SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message:

Microsoft Excel cannot convert some of the cells. The total number of errors found is 87.

when you do the following:
 * 1) Use the Car loan worksheets in the Works Spreadsheet pane.
 * 2) Use the Loan Comparison template.
 * 3) Save the file as an Excel 97-2000 (*.xls) file type.
 * 4) Start Microsoft Excel 2000.
 * 5) Open your .xls file.
 * 6) Save the file in Excel as a WKS (1-2-3) (*.wks) file type.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Excel does not have an updated converter to successfully convert a recent version of a Works spreadsheet from an .xls file type back to a .wks file type.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, save the file as a Microsoft Excel Workbook (*.xls) file type instead of a WKS (1-2-3) (*.wks) file type.
 * 1) Start Microsoft Excel 2000.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Open.
 * 3) In the Open dialog box, browse to select your Excel (.xls) file, and then click Open.
 * 4) On the File menu, click Save As.
 * 5) In the Save As dialog box, click Microsoft Excel Workbook (*.xls) in the Save as type box.
 * 6) In the File name box, type a file name, and then click Save.

Additional query words: w_works works2k

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