Excel Conversion Resource Center

General Conversion Information

• Upgrading to Excel 2000
• How do I save Excel 2000 files in other formats?
• Why do I have a blank PivotTable after clicking Export to Excel?
• Why do I receive the error message: "This file is not in recognizable format"?
• Why do I receive an error when I click Export to Excel when I am exporting OLAP data?
• Why do fields that are grouped by week change to fields that are grouped by month when I click Export to Excel?
• Why do I receive the error message: "Problems came up..." when exporting a spreadsheet or PivotTable?
• Why do I receive the error message, "This file is not in a recognizable format"?
• What file formats are supported in Excel 2000?
• Why do I not receive a macro virus warning when I open a file that I know contains macros?
• How do I obtain and install the SYLK File Security Update for Excel 2000?
• Why do I receive the "SYLK: File Format Is Not Valid" error when opening a text or comma separated variable (CSV) file?

Converting to or from Other Microsoft Programs

• How do I convert an Excel spreadsheet to a Works database?
• Why am I missing data in some cells after importing an Excel 5.0 spreadsheet into Works 3.0?
• How do I use Works spreadsheets with Excel 97?
• Why do I see the entire workbook rather than range of cells when I double-click an Excel Worksheet object?
• Why do hidden cells become visible when I paste a range of cells from Excel 2000 into another Office 2000 program?

Converting to or from HTML

• Why is text that spans multiple cells truncated if I save my file in HTML format?
• Why are page setup properties for an embedded chart lost when I save my file in HTML format?
• Why is the custom date format not retained when saving a chart as a Web page?
• What features will I lose when I save my entire workbook as a Web page?
• Why is formatting that I applied to a PivotTable lost when I publish it to a Web page?
• Why are the totals missing after I publish my PivotTable to a Web page?

Converting to or from Third-Party Programs

• Why can I not open Multiplan files?