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Message 'Microsoft Office Excel - Compatibility Checker' when running reports via "Reports - Run" in Excel 2007

Troubleshooting


Problem

User clicks 'Reports - Run'. User selects report, and chooses 'Send to Application'. Report opens in Microsoft Excel. A message appears.

Symptom


Microsoft Office Excel - Compatibility Checker
The following features in this workbook are not supported by earlier versions of Excel. These features may be lost or degraded when you save this workbook in an earlier file format. Click Continue to save the workbook anyway. To keep all of your features, click Cancel, and then save this file in one of the new file formats.
Summary Number of occurrences
Minor loss of fidelity
Some cells or styles in this workbook contain formatting that is not supported by the selected file format. These formats will be converted to the closest format available.
[] Check compatibility when saving this workbook.
[Copy to New Sheet] [Continue] [Cancel]

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Modified date:
08 May 2025

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