| File Type |
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Spreadsheet created by Microsoft Excel, the most widely-used spreadsheet program; stores data in a table with rows and columns; table cells may contain manually entered data or the results computed from the data of other cells; often used to create charts and graphs.
NOTE: Excel 2007 and later saves spreadsheets in the OpenXML format with the .XLSX file extension. |
| Program(s) that open xls files |
Mac: Microsoft Excel; OpenOffice.org Calc; Nuance OmniPage Pro X
Windows: Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Excel Viewer; OpenOffice.org Calc; Nuance OmniPage Professional
Unix: OpenOffice.org Calc |
