Save As Office 97-2003
4. And What's This? Meet the Compatibility Checker
The Compatibility Checker pops up when you save a file to the previous version. This checker scans your file and determines which features won't work in the previous version of Excel. Old software doesn't have all of the tools as new software.
Our spreadsheet uses Cell Styles, which are not available in Excel 97-2003. So, the numbers and their formatting (currency, percent) will still be saved, but not the colorful Style formatting. No data is lost.
3. Finally, Do This: Continue
Click Continue to finish and
Save.
Again, when you click on Save, your file will be named, date
stamped, and stored in the Documents folder.