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Error message: "The following features from your workbook will not be saved in the XML Spreadsheet"

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When you try to save a workbook in the XML Spreadsheet 2003 format in Microsoft Office Excel 2007, you may receive an error message that resembles the following error message:

Filename may contain features which are not compatible with XML spreadsheet 2003. Do you want to keep the workbook in this format?

To keep this format which leaves out any incompatible features, click Yes.
To preserve the features, click No. Then save a copy in the latest Excel file format.
To see what might be lost, click Help.

To determine the unique number that is associated with the message that you receive, press CTRL+SHIFT+I. The following number appears in the lower-right corner of this message:

100318

When you try to save a workbook in the XML Spreadsheet 2003 format in Microsoft Excel 2002, you may receive the following error message:

The following features from your workbook will not be saved in the XML Spreadsheet:

* AutoShapes, other objects, or charts
* VB project

Do you want to continue saving as an XML Spreadsheet?