Working with other file formats > Notes on the Excel format > Differences between PlanMaker and Excel

This section provides a list of the most significant differences between PlanMaker and Excel:

General

▪PlanMaker is not able to execute macros and VBA scripts stored in Excel documents. When an Excel file is opened that contains macros or scripts, they will be ignored. However, PlanMaker will not remove them – if the file is saved in Excel format, the macros and scripts will remain functional.

Arithmetic functions

▪Some of PlanMaker's arithmetic functions are not supported by Excel (and vice versa). If you open or save a document in Excel format, a warning message will be displayed if the file contains incompatible arithmetic functions. For more information, see Opening and saving Excel files.