XL: Versions of Quattro Pro Supported in Microsoft Excel

ID: Q147643

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SUMMARY

The Help file for Microsoft Excel states that Excel can open all file formats that are generated by Quattro Pro for Windows, and that for MS-DOS versions of Quattro Pro, Microsoft Excel opens only Quattro Pro for MS-DOS version 5.0 files.

This information is incorrect. Excel 7.0 and Excel 97 can open Quattro Pro for MS-DOS files (*.WQ1) and files from Quattro Pro for Windows, versions 5.0 and earlier (*.WB1). Microsoft Excel cannot open Quattro Pro for MS-DOS, version 6.0, files (*.WQ2) or Quattro Pro for Windows, version 6.0, files (*.WB2).

Supplemental Quattro Pro converters are available on the OfficeUpdate site:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadDetails/quatt97.htm


MORE INFORMATION

To obtain Quattro Pro converters, see the OfficeUpdate site:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadDetails/quatt97.htm

The following table lists the Quattro Pro file formats and the support Excel 7.0 and Excel 97 provide for these files.



 Quattro Pro version       Microsoft Excel support
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 DOS 1, 2, 3, 4 (wq1)      Read/Write
 DOS 5 (wq2)               none
 Windows 1, 5 (wb1)        Read only
 Windows 6 (wb2)           none



REFERENCES

For more information about converting Quattro Pro files, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel 97 Help, type the following text 


   Quattro Pro


and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Switch from Quattro Pro" topic.

"Microsoft Excel On-line Help," version 7.0

Additional query words: 97 8.00 


Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdocerr xlloadsave xl123Quattro xlwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0,97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
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Last Reviewed: May 24, 1999