ID: Q135836
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This article contains basic use questions and answers for Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0.
You can also have this information mailed or faxed to you from the automated Microsoft FastTips Technical Library, which you can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (800) 936-4100. NOTE: The FastTips Technical Library is available only to customers within the U.S. and Canada.
1. Q. Why can't I run Microsoft Excel version 5.0 for Windows NT(TM)
and Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 on the same computer?
A. Due to internal differences in the 32-bit Visual Basic(R) for
Applications library files needed to run these two versions of
Microsoft Excel, it is not possible for both versions of
Microsoft Excel to reside on the same computer. For more
information about this issue, please order item number Q131299
from the FastTips Catalog.
2. Q. Why do files that I created in Microsoft Excel version 5.0
increase in size by 4-6K when I open them in Microsoft Excel
for Windows 95? This happens even if I add no additional
information to the file.
A. This behavior occurs in part because Microsoft Excel for
Windows 95 has been optimized to save files faster than
Microsoft Excel version 5.0. Note, also, that when you create
and save a file in Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, the file is
not necessarily larger than the equivalent file that you create
and save in Microsoft Excel version 5.0. For more information
about this issue, please order item number Q132454 from the
FastTips Catalog.
3. Q. When I try to use zip codes to create a map object in Microsoft
Data Map, I receive an error message. Why is this happening?
A. When you create a map object based on zip codes, you must
format the zip codes with the special Zip Code number format.
For more information about formatting cells with the Zip Code
format, please order item number Q131929 from the FastTips
Catalog.
4. Q. In versions of Microsoft Excel earlier than version 7.0, when I
type a value with a percent sign or format a value with a
Percentage number format, the value is displayed in the formula
bar in decimal format. However, in Microsoft Excel for Windows
95, when I type a value with a percent sign, the value in the
formula bar is displayed with the percent sign. Why does this
happen?
A. This new behavior makes it easier for you to enter a new value
in a cell that is formatted with the Percentage number format.
For example, in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, when you
enter the value 0.41 on your worksheet and format the cell with
the Percentage number format, the value is displayed as 41%. If
you then enter the value 56 in that same cell, the value is
displayed as 5600%, instead of 56% as you may have intended.
For more information about this issue, order item number
Q129253 from the FastTips Catalog.
5. Q. Why are my Microsoft Excel documents being saved in the "My
Documents" folder?
A. By default, all Microsoft Office applications are saved in the
"My Documents" folder. To change the default directory for
Microsoft Excel, use the following three steps:
1. In Microsoft Excel, on the Tools menu, click Options.
2. Click the General tab.
3. In the Default File Location box, type the path to the new
default directory.
Keywords : kbdta xlwin
Version : WINDOWS:7.00
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfoLast Reviewed: August 31, 1998