Quattro Pro

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'''Quattro Pro''' is a spreadsheet program. Originally developed by [[Borland]], current releases are sold by [[Corel]].
 
'''Quattro Pro''' is a spreadsheet program. Originally developed by [[Borland]], current releases are sold by [[Corel]].
  
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The following spreadsheet formats are associated with [[Quattro Pro]]:
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== Versions and identifiers ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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* [[WQ1]] [[Quattro Pro]] for DOS, versions 1-4
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! Format
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* [[WQ2]] [[Quattro Pro]] for DOS, versions 5.0 and 5.5
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! Version
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* [[WB1]] [[Quattro Pro]] for Windows, versions 1.0 and 5.0
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! PRONOM
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* [[WB2]] [[Quattro Pro]] for Windows, version 6.0
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! Refer to
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* [[WB3]] [[Quattro Pro]] for Windows, versions 7 and 8
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* [[QPW]] [[Quattro Pro]] versions 9, 10, 11, 12, X3 and X4
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|Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for DOS || 1–4 || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/121}} || [[WQ1]]
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|-
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|Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for DOS || 5.0, 5.5 || {{PRONOM|x-fmt/122}} || [[WQ2]]
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|Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for Windows || 1, 5 || {{PRONOM|fmt/834}} || [[WB1]]
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|Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for Windows || 6 || {{PRONOM|fmt/835}} || [[WB2]]
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|-
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|Quattro Pro Spreadsheet || 7–8 || {{PRONOM|fmt/836}} || [[WB3]]
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|Quattro Pro Spreadsheet || 9–12, X3, X4 || {{PRONOM|fmt/837}} || [[QPW]]
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|}
  
 
== Software support ==
 
== Software support ==
  
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As of 2014, the Quattro Pro formats aren't well supported. Microsoft Excel dropped support for all the above formats in Excel 2010, whereas LibreOffice and OpenOffice only support Quattro Pro for Windows, version 6.0 files.  Quattro Pro itself (which is now part of the WordPerfect Office suite) still reads all formats, although support of the DOS formats has some limitations. See [http://www.openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-10-29-quattro-pro-dos-obsolete-format-last this blog post] for more details.
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Microsoft Excel dropped support for all Quattro Pro formats 2010. A 2014 test with the (then current) Quattro Pro X7 showed that even though the software was still able to reads all formats, the support of the DOS formats had some limitations<ref>''[https://bitsgalore.org/2014/10/29/quattro-pro-dos-obsolete-format-last Quattro Pro for DOS: an obsolete format at last?]''</ref>. As of 2025, LibreOffice Calc can read Quattro Pro for DOS and Quattro Pro for Windows (version 6.0) files<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250528204810/https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Feature_Comparison:_LibreOffice_-_Microsoft_Office Feature Comparison: LibreOffice - Microsoft Office]''</ref>. A 2025 update of the earlier 2014 test did reveal some limitations though, which are mainly related to handling of cached formula results, and compatibility issues between some native Quattro Pro functions and their LibreOffice Calc counterparts<ref>''[https://bitsgalore.org/2025/05/28/quattro-pro-for-dos-revisited-an-obsolete-format-no-more Quattro Pro for DOS revisited: an obsolete format no more?]''</ref>.
  
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== References ==
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== Sounds ==
  
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* [[Wikipedia:Quattro Pro|Wikipedia: Quattro Pro]]
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Starting with Quattro Pro 3.0 you could create slide shows which included sounds. The sound files start with <code>STEVE.H</code> and usually have a <code>.SND</code> extension.
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== Sample files ==
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* {{DexvertSamples|audio/quattroProSound}}
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* {{DexvertSamples|document/quattroPro}}
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== References ==
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<references />
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* [[Wikipedia: Quattro Pro]]
 
* [http://www.corel.com/content/pdf/wpx4/corel-wordperfect-office-X4-reviewers-guide.pdf Corel WordPerfect Office Reviewers Guide]
 
* [http://www.corel.com/content/pdf/wpx4/corel-wordperfect-office-X4-reviewers-guide.pdf Corel WordPerfect Office Reviewers Guide]
 
* [http://www.openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-10-29-quattro-pro-dos-obsolete-format-last Quattro Pro for DOS: an obsolete format at last?]
 
* [http://www.openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-10-29-quattro-pro-dos-obsolete-format-last Quattro Pro for DOS: an obsolete format at last?]
 
* [http://openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-10-29-opening-johans-quattro-pro-files-quattro-pro-6-win-311 Opening Johan's Quattro Pro files in Quattro Pro 6 for Win 3.11]
 
* [http://openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-10-29-opening-johans-quattro-pro-files-quattro-pro-6-win-311 Opening Johan's Quattro Pro files in Quattro Pro 6 for Win 3.11]
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=uEkrL23rU98C&pg=PP280&lpg=PP280&dq=%22quattro+pro%22+%22sound%22+%22snd%22&source=bl&ots=UzzKg5NYKG&sig=ACfU3U3_1W1Ut1Qw7wa0-ve5FwptedPydA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHkJvEpovqAhUiTd8KHVC0CVUQ6AEwAHoECCgQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22quattro%20pro%22%20%22sound%22%20%22snd%22&f=false PC Magazine Quattro Pro 3.0 Article mentioning SND files]
  
 
[[Category:Borland]]
 
[[Category:Borland]]
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[[Category:Novell]]
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[[Category:Corel]]

Latest revision as of 19:56, 21 August 2025

File Format
Name Quattro Pro
Ontology
Extension(s) .wq1, .wq2, .wb1, .wb2, .wb3, .qpw, .snd
PRONOM x-fmt/121, x-fmt/122, others

Quattro Pro is a spreadsheet program. Originally developed by Borland, current releases are sold by Corel.

Contents

[edit] Versions and identifiers

Format Version PRONOM Refer to
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for DOS 1–4 x-fmt/121 WQ1
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for DOS 5.0, 5.5 x-fmt/122 WQ2
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for Windows 1, 5 fmt/834 WB1
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet for Windows 6 fmt/835 WB2
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet 7–8 fmt/836 WB3
Quattro Pro Spreadsheet 9–12, X3, X4 fmt/837 QPW

[edit] Software support

Microsoft Excel dropped support for all Quattro Pro formats 2010. A 2014 test with the (then current) Quattro Pro X7 showed that even though the software was still able to reads all formats, the support of the DOS formats had some limitations[1]. As of 2025, LibreOffice Calc can read Quattro Pro for DOS and Quattro Pro for Windows (version 6.0) files[2]. A 2025 update of the earlier 2014 test did reveal some limitations though, which are mainly related to handling of cached formula results, and compatibility issues between some native Quattro Pro functions and their LibreOffice Calc counterparts[3].

[edit] Sounds

Starting with Quattro Pro 3.0 you could create slide shows which included sounds. The sound files start with STEVE.H and usually have a .SND extension.

[edit] Sample files

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Quattro Pro for DOS: an obsolete format at last?
  2. ↑ Feature Comparison: LibreOffice - Microsoft Office
  3. ↑ Quattro Pro for DOS revisited: an obsolete format no more?
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