Cannot Save as Add-in or Template for Previous Version

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, you cannot save a sheet to the add-in or template file format for a previous version of Microsoft Excel. For example, in Microsoft Excel 5.0, you cannot save a sheet to the add-in or template file format for Microsoft Excel version 3.0 or 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel, you can save a macro sheet as an add-in file (*.XLA). You can also save a worksheet, chart or macro sheet in the template file format (*.XLT).

However, you cannot save a sheet in the add-in or template file format for an earlier version of Microsoft Excel. When you save a sheet to the add-in or template file format, the saved file can only be opened in the Microsoft Excel version in which it was saved. This is by design.

To save a file to the add-in or template file format for a particular version of Microsoft Excel, you must open the file in that version and then save the file.

REFERENCES

"User's Guide," version 5.0, page 42 "User's Guide 1," version 4.0, pages 60, 81-82 "User's Guide 2," version 4.0, pages 292-293