CHAPTER 21
Understanding Compatibility Issues
What Is Compatibility?
Compatibility is an often-used term among computer people. In general, it refers to how well software performs under various conditions. These conditions might be defined in terms of hardware, software, or a combination of the two. For example, software written for Windows may not run directly on other operating systems, such as macOS or Linux.
In this chapter, we discuss a more specific compatibility issue involving how your Excel 2019 applications will work with earlier versions of Excel for Windows and Excel for Mac. The fact that two versions of Excel might use the same file format isn...
