It means that the workbook was created in an earlier version of Excel, so
2007 is working in a mode compatible with that, i.e. some things from 2007
will not be saved, such as a non-palette colour.

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Bob

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"sunflowersignsinc" wrote in
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At the top of the screen in microsoft excel 2007 it states that the
compatibility mode is on