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About opening and saving files from other programs
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You can open a file created in another program, such as Lotus 1-2-3 or Quattro
Pro, in Microsoft Excel the same way you would open an Excel file. You can
then save the file in its original file format or as an Excel workbook using
the standard Excel save commands. Files saved as Excel workbooks might not
retain all of their original formatting, and features and formatting of an
Excel 2002 workbook might not be available in other programs.
Changing the default file format for saving workbooks
If you work with others who use earlier versions of Excel or other spreadsheet
programs, you can change the default file format used to save workbooks you
create in Excel 2002.
Supported Lotus 1-2-3 and Quattro Pro versions
Excel can directly open files from Lotus 1-2-3 versions up through 4.0 (*.wk?)
and Quattro Pro for Windows versions 5.0 and 7.0 by using the Quattro Pro
converter. To open a file from a later Quattro Pro version in Excel, either
save the file in an earlier Quattro Pro format, or save the file in another
format, such as Lotus 1-2-3 (*.wk?). Although you can open Quattro Pro for
MS-DOS and Quattro Pro for Windows files, there are some limitations to
opening the worksheets.
If you didn't install the converter for Quattro Pro files when you installed
Excel, you must install it before you can open files in that format. You can't
use the Quattro Pro file converter to save files. You will need to install the
Quattro Pro converters from the Microsoft Office Web site.
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Password protected files
Excel 2000 and later versions can open password protected WKS and WK1 files
and files that are protected at the worksheet level. Excel 2000 and later
versions cannot open WK3 or WK4 files that are protected with a file-level
password. Excel 2000 and later versions cannot open Quattro Pro files that are
password protected. Before you open the file in Excel, make sure you have
removed any password from the file.
Gord Dibben Excel MVP