How do I convert Excel 2003 to Excel 98 format?

[fortjoly]

How can I convert an Excel 2003 spreadsheet to an Excel '98 format?

[gls858]

fortjoly wrote:
> How can I convert an Excel 2003 spreadsheet to an Excel '98 format?
If you have 98 Excel and you are trying to open a 2003 file there isn't a
way to convert it. You need to save the file from 2003 as a 98 format.

gls858

[JE McGimpsey]

MacXL98/01/v.X/04 and WinXL97/00/02/03 share identical file formats, so
no conversion is needed. Features vary, of course, both between
platforms and between versions within platforms.


In article <[email protected]>,
"fortjoly" <[email protected]> wrote:

> How can I convert an Excel 2003 spreadsheet to an Excel '98 format?

[Lady Layla]

where can i find 98 format in save as?

"gls858" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:uH9w%[email protected]...
: fortjoly wrote:
: > How can I convert an Excel 2003 spreadsheet to an Excel '98 format?
: If you have 98 Excel and you are trying to open a 2003 file there isn't a
: way to convert it. You need to save the file from 2003 as a 98 format.
:
: gls858

[gls858]

Lady Layla wrote:
> where can i find 98 format in save as?
>
> "gls858" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:uH9w%[email protected]...
> : fortjoly wrote:
> : > How can I convert an Excel 2003 spreadsheet to an Excel '98 format?
> : If you have 98 Excel and you are trying to open a 2003 file there isn't a
> : way to convert it. You need to save the file from 2003 as a 98 format.
> :
> : gls858
>
>
Yes. When you do save as look at the bottom of the dialog box and
you will see "Save as type:" click the down arrow and select your
preferred type.

gls858

[JE McGimpsey]

In article <uH9w#[email protected]>,
gls858 <[email protected]> wrote:

> If you have 98 Excel and you are trying to open a 2003 file there isn't a
> way to convert it. You need to save the file from 2003 as a 98 format.

IF you're talking about MacXL 98, that's incorrect. The reason there's
no way to convert it is that the file formats are exactly the same. No
conversion is required, or even possible.

I can open any XL03 file with MacXL98/01/v.X/04 or WinXL97/00/02/03
without any conversion.

[gls858]

JE McGimpsey wrote:
> In article <uH9w#[email protected]>,
> gls858 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>If you have 98 Excel and you are trying to open a 2003 file there isn't a
>>way to convert it. You need to save the file from 2003 as a 98 format.
>
>
> IF you're talking about MacXL 98, that's incorrect. The reason there's
> no way to convert it is that the file formats are exactly the same. No
> conversion is required, or even possible.
>
> I can open any XL03 file with MacXL98/01/v.X/04 or WinXL97/00/02/03
> without any conversion.

OP nor I either one mentioned MacXL. If the format are the same that's
my mistake. At one point I know the newer version of Excel would open
an older version but the older version wouldn't open the newer version.
Probably goes back to Excel 95 and Excel 97. Thanks for setting it straight.

gls858

[Gord Dibben]

Which, if running Excel 2003, has no Excel 98 option because Excel 98 is a MAC
format.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:12:20 -0600, gls858 <[email protected]> wrote:

>Yes. When you do save as look at the bottom of the dialog box and
>you will see "Save as type:" click the down arrow and select your
>preferred type.

[Lady Layla]

XL98 is Mac XL -- Windows XL has 95 97 2000 XP and 2003

"gls858" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:%232ADI%[email protected]...
: JE McGimpsey wrote:
: > In article <uH9w#[email protected]>,
: > gls858 <[email protected]> wrote:
: >
: >
: >>If you have 98 Excel and you are trying to open a 2003 file there isn't a
: >>way to convert it. You need to save the file from 2003 as a 98 format.
: >
: >
: > IF you're talking about MacXL 98, that's incorrect. The reason there's
: > no way to convert it is that the file formats are exactly the same. No
: > conversion is required, or even possible.
: >
: > I can open any XL03 file with MacXL98/01/v.X/04 or WinXL97/00/02/03
: > without any conversion.
:
: OP nor I either one mentioned MacXL. If the format are the same that's
: my mistake. At one point I know the newer version of Excel would open
: an older version but the older version wouldn't open the newer version.
: Probably goes back to Excel 95 and Excel 97. Thanks for setting it straight.
:
: gls858