XL5: Opening Lotus 1-2-3 Version 4.0 for Windows Files

ID: Q108815


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c


SUMMARY

Microsoft Excel version 5.0 does not ship with a Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 file converter. To open a file in Microsoft Excel that you created in Lotus 1-2- 3 version 4.0 for Windows, you must do one of the following:

  • Obtain the Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 File Converter from Microsoft

    For additional information about obtaining this file converter, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    Q122583 : WE1130: Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 File Converter

    -or-


  • Save the file in the Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.0 file format.



MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel, you can open Lotus 1-2-3 files, and you can save Microsoft Excel files as Lotus 1-2-3 files in the .WKS, .WK1, and .WK3 file formats.

Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4 for Windows features a new file format and saves files with a default .WK4 filename extension.

To save files in the Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.0 format, in Lotus 1-2-3 version 4.0 for Windows, do the following:

  1. From the File menu, choose Save As.


  2. In the File Type box, select 1-2-3 (.WK3).


  3. Type a filename and then choose OK.


The Lotus 1-2-3 products included here are manufactured by Lotus Development, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.


REFERENCES

For more information about File Formats For Lotus 1-2-3, choose the Search button in Help and type:


   formats, file 

Additional query words:

Keywords : xlwin
Version : 5.00 5.00c
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: April 22, 1999
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