Excel: Saving an Excel 3.0 Template From Excel 4.0

 Last reviewed: November 10, 1994
Article ID: Q88688
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0

Summary:

Excel 4.0 does not support the ability to save a file in Excel 3.0's template file format. To create an Excel 3.0 template, the document needs to be saved in Excel 3.0 file format and marked as a stationery file from the Macintosh desktop with system 7.

More Information:

Attempting to open an Excel 4.0 template file from within Excel 3.0 creates the following error message: 

   Stationery document is not saved in Normal Excel format. Opening
   as a nonstationery file.
The Excel 4.0 document subsequently loads as a Text file and displays garbage text or characters.

To create an Excel 3.0 template using Excel 4.0 with system 7:

  1. Save the document in Excel 3.0 file format and close the file.

  2. Switch to the Finder and click the document to select it.

  3. From the File menu, choose Get Info.

  4. Select the Stationery Pad checkbox in the lower right of the Get Info window.

To create an Excel 3.0 template using Excel 4.0 with system 6.0.x:

  1. Save the document in Excel 3.0 file format and close the file.

  2. Load the document in Excel 3.0.

  3. From the File menu, choose Save As.

  4. Click the Options button.

  5. Set the file format to Template and choose the OK button.

  6. Click Save.

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Excel User's Guide 1," version 4.0, page 82

"Microsoft Excel User's Guide" for the Macintosh, version 3.0, pages 551-553

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Last reviewed: November 10, 1994
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