Excel® 2013 On Demand

Saving a Workbook with Different Formats

Excel is a versatile spreadsheet program that allows you to save your workbook in a variety of different formats—see the table on the following page for a complete list and description. For example, you might want to save your workbook as a web page that you can view in a web browser. Or you can save a workbook in an earlier version of Excel (97-2003) in case the people you work with have not upgraded to Excel 2013. If you save a workbook to Excel 97-2003, some new features and formatting are converted to uneditable pictures or not retained. The 2007-2013 format is compatible with Office 2003, Office XP, and Office 2000 with a software patch. However, for best results, if you’re creating a workbook for ...