Microsoft Excel will, by default, publish a PICT image of a spreadsheet when asked to Create Publisher. This is not always what is needed. For example, if you wanted to chart some Excel data in another product, you could not use a picture of the data; you would need the data itself.
In order to use published Excel data in ClarisWorks or ClarisImpact, you will need to set some options in Excel:
1) In Microsoft Excel, select the data you would like to publish
2) In the Edit menu, select Create Publisher...
3) Click the Options button to see the Publisher Options window
4) In the ÒEdition Contains TEXT andÓ box, uncheck PICT, TIFF and RTF
5) Click OK, then Publish
6) In ClarisWorks or ClarisImpact, create a Spreadsheet, Spreadsheet frame, or a table
7) With a table or spreadsheet cell selected, choose Subscribe to... from the Publishing submenu in the Edit menu.
8) Select the Edition file created by Excel. You will then see the Excel data, and you can base calculations or charts on the data.
Remember: If you make a change in your Excel data, you must Save before the updates will be sent to the subscribing program(s).
(Excel 4.0 was used for the above description. Other versions of Microsoft Excel may vary.)