XL: QPW Default Column Width Not Converted Properly

ID: Q136223

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you open a Quattro Pro for Windows version 5.0 file in Microsoft Excel, the default column width will be different than the original document.

CAUSE

There is no direct conversion from Quattro Pro for Windows version 5.0 points (or twips) to the Microsoft Excel character-width measuring system.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

For additional information on column widths, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q130050
   TITLE     : XL: Macros to Set Row Height and Column Width

Keywords          : xlformat xl123Quattro 
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0,97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: January 8, 1999