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To: Challo Jeregy who wrote (21159)	7/3/2001 5:02:52 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

CJ, I have 1-2-3 and have in the past opened xls and 123 files in either of them. So it can be done. It could be that one program is much older than the other. It would be best if your friend could tell us HOW he tries to open your file. The best way is to open Excel, click OPEN and choose the folder the xls file is in AFTER choosing xls in the box that popped up. Or you can just send a 123 file. Excel can handle it, providing the friend again chooses '123' as the file format to be opened. PS: try to open the xls file you made with 1-2-3, to make sure of its integrity. Gottfried

To: Challo Jeregy who wrote (21159)	7/3/2001 5:15:12 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

CJ, I checked my 1-2-3 by clicking FILE>SAVE AS and found 3 choices for saving to an xls file. Make sure the one you chose is the one your friend's Excel can handle. Gottfried

To: Challo Jeregy who wrote (21159)	7/3/2001 9:57:31 PM
From: Bicycle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Lotus 1-2-3 is one of the formats supported in Excel. When opening the file, select Lotus 1-2-3 in the File Format box. (It's immediately below the filename box, on the left.) You may need to try saving the file in Excel format too. Both 1-2-3 and Excel have several versions in common use. You'll need to determine compatibility. Much will depend on how complete a transfer you're trying to make, with data being the simplest and macros and complex formulae being the most likely to cause difficulty. Bye4Now, FD.