In Microsoft Excel 97, when you open a Lotus 1-2-3 version 5.0 .wk4 file, you may receive the following error message: If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to the following:

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This error message occurs when the .wk4 file contains an embedded bitmap graphic.

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To corect this problem, install Microsoft Excel 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1).

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

•	Remove the embedded bitmap from the .wk4 file before you attempt to open the document in Microsoft Excel 97. -or-
•	Open, and then save the .wk4 file in Microsoft Excel version 7.0 before you open the file in Microsoft Excel 97.

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel SR-1.

For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Lotus 1-2-3 is manufactured by Lotus Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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For more information about converting Lotus 1-2-3 files, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Convert worksheets between Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Excel" topic.

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