diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheetgrid.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheetgrid.pas
index 9d7b49feb..2ac8ca45f 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheetgrid.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheetgrid.pas
@@ -3933,7 +3933,7 @@ end;
 procedure TsCustomWorksheetGrid.LoadFromSpreadsheetFile(AFileName: string;
   AFormat: TsSpreadsheetFormat; AWorksheetIndex: Integer);
 begin
-  ZoomFactor := 1.0;
+//  ZoomFactor := 1.0;
   GetWorkbookSource.LoadFromSpreadsheetFile(AFileName, AFormat, AWorksheetIndex);
 end;
 
@@ -3952,7 +3952,7 @@ end;
 procedure TsCustomWorksheetGrid.LoadFromSpreadsheetFile(AFileName: string;
   AFormatID: TsSpreadFormatID = sfidUnknown; AWorksheetIndex: Integer = -1);
 begin
-  ZoomFactor := 1.0;
+//  ZoomFactor := 1.0;
   GetWorkbookSource.LoadFromSpreadsheetFile(AFileName, AFormatID, AWorksheetIndex);
 end;
 
@@ -3969,7 +3969,7 @@ end;
 procedure TsCustomWorksheetGrid.LoadSheetFromSpreadsheetFile(AFileName: String;
   AWorksheetIndex: Integer = -1; AFormatID: TsSpreadFormatID = sfidUnknown);
 begin
-  ZoomFactor := 1.0;
+//  ZoomFactor := 1.0;
   GetWorkbookSource.LoadFromSpreadsheetFile(AFilename, AFormatID, AWorksheetIndex);
 end;
 
@@ -3986,7 +3986,7 @@ end;
 procedure TsCustomWorksheetGrid.LoadFromWorkbook(AWorkbook: TsWorkbook;
   AWorksheetIndex: Integer = -1);
 begin
-  ZoomFactor := 1.0;
+//  ZoomFactor := 1.0;
   GetWorkbookSource.LoadFromWorkbook(AWorkbook, AWorksheetIndex);
   Invalidate;
 end;
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff5.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff5.pas
index 9c52a4450..6b6079fed 100755
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff5.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff5.pas
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ begin
       INT_EXCEL_ID_SHEETPR       : ReadSHEETPR(AStream);
       INT_EXCEL_ID_STANDARDWIDTH : ReadStandardWidth(AStream, FWorksheet);
       INT_EXCEL_ID_TOPMARGIN     : ReadMargin(AStream, 2);
+      INT_EXCEL_ID_SCL           : ReadSCLRecord(AStream);
       INT_EXCEL_ID_STRING        : ReadStringRecord(AStream);
       INT_EXCEL_ID_VCENTER       : ReadVCENTER(AStream);
       INT_EXCEL_ID_WINDOW2       : ReadWindow2(AStream);
@@ -1161,6 +1162,7 @@ begin
       WriteColInfos(AStream, FWorksheet);
       WriteDimensions(AStream, FWorksheet);
       WriteWindow2(AStream, FWorksheet);
+      WriteSCLRecord(AStream, FWorksheet);
       WritePane(AStream, FWorksheet, true, pane);  // true for "is BIFF5 or BIFF8"
       WriteSelection(AStream, FWorksheet, pane);
       //WriteRows(AStream, sheet);
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff8.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff8.pas
index fde8922cf..df739ee44 100755
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff8.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff8.pas
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ begin
     // This record replaces the record INTEGER written in BIFF2.
     INT_EXCEL_ID_RK            : ReadRKValue(AStream);
 
+    INT_EXCEL_ID_SCL           : ReadSCLRecord(AStream);
     INT_EXCEL_ID_SELECTION     : ReadSELECTION(AStream);
     INT_EXCEL_ID_SHAREDFMLA    : ReadSharedFormula(AStream);
     INT_EXCEL_ID_SHEETPR       : ReadSHEETPR(AStream);
@@ -2159,6 +2160,7 @@ begin
 
       // View settings block
       WriteWindow2(AStream, FWorksheet);
+      WriteSCLRecord(AStream, FWorksheet);
       WritePane(AStream, FWorksheet, isBIFF8, pane);
       WriteSelection(AStream, FWorksheet, pane);
       WriteHyperlinks(AStream, FWorksheet);
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlscommon.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlscommon.pas
index a3a27b490..e4852d89f 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlscommon.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlscommon.pas
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const
   INT_EXCEL_ID_STYLE       = $0293;    // does not exist in BIFF2
 
   { RECORD IDs which did not change across version 4-8 }
+  INT_EXCEL_ID_SCL         = $00A0;    // does not exist before BIFF4
   INT_EXCEL_ID_PAGESETUP   = $00A1;    // does not exist before BIFF4
   INT_EXCEL_ID_FORMAT      = $041E;    // BIFF2-3: $001E
 
@@ -466,6 +467,7 @@ type
       out ARpnFormula: TsRPNFormula; ACell: PCell = nil;
       ASharedFormulaBase: PCell = nil): Boolean; overload;
     function ReadRPNTokenArraySize(AStream: TStream): word; virtual;
+    procedure ReadSCLRecord(AStream: TStream);
     procedure ReadSELECTION(AStream: TStream);
     procedure ReadSharedFormula(AStream: TStream);
     procedure ReadSHEETPR(AStream: TStream);
@@ -589,6 +591,8 @@ type
       AFormula: TsRPNFormula; UseRelAddr, IsSupported: Boolean; var RPNLength: Word);
     procedure WriteRPNTokenArraySize(AStream: TStream; ASize: Word); virtual;
 
+    procedure WriteSCLRecord(AStream: TStream; ASheet: TsWorksheet);
+
     // Writes out a SELECTION record
     procedure WriteSELECTION(AStream: TStream; ASheet: TsWorksheet; APane: Byte);
     procedure WriteSelections(AStream: TStream; ASheet: TsWorksheet);
@@ -2582,6 +2586,18 @@ begin
   Result := WordLEToN(AStream.ReadWord);
 end;
 
+{@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Reads the SCL record, This is the magnification factor of the current view
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
+procedure TsSpreadBIFFReader.ReadSCLRecord(AStream: TStream);
+var
+  num, denom: Word;
+begin
+  num := WordLEToN(AStream.ReadWord);
+  denom := WOrdLEToN(AStream.ReadWord);
+  FWorksheet.ZoomFactor := num/denom;
+end;
+
 {@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Reads a SELECTION record containing the currently selected cell
   Valid for BIFF2-BIFF8.
@@ -4339,6 +4355,26 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+{@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Writes the SCL record - this is the current magnification factor of the sheet
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
+procedure TsSpreadBIFFWriter.WriteSCLRecord(AStream: TStream;
+  ASheet: TsWorksheet);
+var
+  num, denom: Word;
+begin
+  { BIFF record header }
+  WriteBIFFHeader(AStream, INT_EXCEL_ID_SCL, 4);
+
+  denom := 100;
+  num := round(ASheet.ZoomFactor * denom);
+
+  { Numerator }
+  AStream.WriteWord(WordToLE(num));
+  { Denominator }
+  AStream.WriteWord(WordToLE(denom));
+end;
+
 {@@ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Writes an Excel 2-8 SELECTION record
   Writes just reasonable default values