Excel: Online Help Incorrect About Templates

ID: Q86245

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 4.0
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 4.0

SUMMARY

The online help for Microsoft Excel 4.0 states:


   You can create templates from worksheets, charts, macro sheets, and
   workbooks by using the Save As command on the File menu to save them
   in the Template file format.

Workbooks cannot be saved as templates.

MORE INFORMATION

Templates are created by choosing Save As from the File menu and selecting Template in the Save File As Type box. The choices in this box when a workbook is saved are WK3 and Normal.

To locate this error, choose Search from the Help menu. Type templates and select Show Topics. Choose About Templates and choose Goto.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Excel User's Guide 1," version 4.0, pages 67-78, 81-83

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Last Reviewed: March 25, 1999