OFF: File Types Supported in Microsoft Office Binder

ID: Q135252

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Binder 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Binder for Windows 95, version 7.0
  • Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY

Microsoft Office Binder supports many file formats. This feature allows you to add a new or existing file to a Binder. The following is a list of these file formats and their extensions (where applicable):

Microsoft Excel Workbooks (.xls)
Microsoft Excel Templates (.xlt)
Microsoft Excel Scraps
Microsoft Excel 4.0 Worksheets (.xls)
Files Saved in Microsoft Excel 5.0, 7.0, or 97 as 4.0 Workbooks (*.xlw)
SYLK (Symbolic Link) (.slk)
Microsoft Word Documents (.doc)
Microsoft Word Templates (.dot)
Microsoft Word Scraps
Rich-text Format (.rtf)
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations, version 97, 7.0 and 4.0 only (.ppt)
Microsoft PowerPoint Templates (.pot)
Microsoft PowerPoint Scraps
Microsoft Binder Documents (.obd)
Microsoft Binder Templates (.obt)


MORE INFORMATION

You can add the supported file formats (those mentioned above) to a Microsoft Office Binder in either of the following ways:

  • On the Section menu, click Add or click Add From File.

    -or-


  • Drag the file into the left pane of the Binder.


NOTE: Scraps that are included in the supported file formats are only supported under Windows 95.

To put part of a document on the desktop as a scrap

  1. In your document, select the text or graphic that you want to copy.


  2. Drag the selected text or graphic to the desktop.

    A scrap is created. You can now drag the scrap to other documents or programs.


NOTE: You can use this feature only if the program from which you take the scrap supports drag and drop functions for OLE.

For additional information about adding Text files to a Binder, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q130841 Office: Error Adding Text (.txt) File to Binder
For additional information about Office program templates in Microsoft Office Binder, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q157490 OFF97: Templates Missing from Binder Add Section Dialog Box


REFERENCES

For more information about Binders, click the Index tab in Microsoft Office Help, type the following text

Binder
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Combining and Organizing Related Files" topic.

Additional query words: off97

Keywords : offwin offbinder offinterop
Version : :; WINDOWS:7.0,97; Win95:7.0
Platform : Win95 WINDOWS
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: December 2, 1999
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