XL97: "Features Not Supported" Error Message Saving Workbook (171463)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q171463 SYMPTOMS
When you open a workbook that was created in an earlier version of
Microsoft Excel, and then save the workbook, the following error message
appears:
This workbook contains features that are not supported by
the file format you selected. To avoid the possible loss
of formatting or information, be sure to save a copy in
the most recent Microsoft Excel Workbook format.
When you click OK, the file is saved.
NOTE: This message occurs even if you don't make any changes in the
file.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you do the following:
- You open a file that was created in an earlier version of Microsoft
Excel.
-and-
- The workbook contains a chart with a chart area formatted with
a pattern instead of a solid color.
-and-
- You save the workbook in the Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook (*.xls)
format.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, install Microsoft Excel 97 Service Release 1
(SR-1).
STATUS
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:
172475 How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/20/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbchart kberrmsg KB171463 |
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