XL2000: Excel HTML File Always Displayed at 100 Percent Zoom

ID: Q209121

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When viewing a Microsoft Excel file in a Web browser, the file appears to be at a zoom setting of 100 percent, although you saved it at a different zoom setting.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when one of the following conditions is true:

You click Save in the Save as Web Page dialog box, and view the resulting HTML file in a browser.

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You click Publish in the Save as Web Page dialog box, and view the resulting HTML file in a browser.

-or-
You view the file by clicking Web Page Preview on the File menu.

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Excel saves in HTML using a 100 percent zoom setting. HTML does not have the ability to scale its output.

NOTE: This problem occurs in all browsers and is not browser-specific.

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords : kbdta kbweb
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb