XL2000: Euro Currency Symbols Deleted After File Is Saved in Excel 98

When you open a file in Microsoft Excel, all occurrences of the Euro currency symbol may be replaced with an underscore character (_).

This behavior can occur if you save a file in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, which was developed before the Euro currency symbol was in use.

To work around this behavior, obtain the Microsoft Office 98 Update for the Macintosh 8.5 operating system (OS).

To work around this behavior, re-insert the Euro currency symbol in each place that it has been replaced by the underscore character.

When you open a Microsoft Excel 2000 for Windows file that contains the Euro currency symbol in Excel 98, you receive an error message, and all occurrences of the Euro currency symbol are replaced by the underscore character.

For additional information about this issue, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

For more information about adding currency symbols, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type add or remove a currency symbol in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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