Hi:
Probably -not- the SAS version, but the ExcelXP version. You can update the tagset template used by ODS. The version that was delivered with SAS 9.1.3 did not do embedded_titles, if I remember correctly. I think that was an added enhancement. You can look in your SAS log to see which tagset template is being used.
This is the tagset version that I was using: [pre]
NOTE: This is the Excel XP tagset (Compatible with SAS 9.1.3 and above, v1.94, 09/09/12) [/pre]
You can download updated tagset templates for ExcelXP from this site:
http://support.sas.com/rnd/base/ods/odsmarkup/index.html
This Tech Support note has the instructions for updating a tagset template:
http://support.sas.com/kb/32/394.html
cynthia