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Why the XLS format needs to disappear from your hard drive forever
Upgrade to XLSX for smaller file sizes, enhanced security, modern collaboration features, and to prevent accidental data loss.
XLS files are Excel workbook files created in Excel 97 or Excel 2003. The 2007, 2010 and 2013 versions of the program use the XLSX format by default to save workbooks, but can also use the XLS format.
DBF (database) files, wildly popular with business PC owners in the 80s and 90s, have since been replaced by newer technologies. Luckily, if your company is still using DBFs, a few different software ...
You can use three programs to convert DBF file to Excel file format in Windows 11/10: Convert DBF to Excel in Microsoft Excel Use DBF Viewer Plus to convert DBF to Excel Convert DBF to Excel using ...
Stop using fragile direct links—Power Query creates faster, automated, and more robust workbook connections.
how the SAS/ACCESS interface works. XLS files contain data in the form of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Unless otherwise noted, Excel 4 and Excel 5 files are referred to collectively throughout this ...
Have you ever sent an Excel file to a colleague, only to realize they couldn’t open it because of compatibility issues? Or perhaps you’ve spent hours perfecting a spreadsheet, only to see its ...
While it is technically possible to open an Excel file in Notepad, this is not a good idea. Excel files are binary files that contain complex formatting and data structures. When you open an Excel ...
Microsoft Excel has several features designed to help you recover unsaved versions of spreadsheets and prevent data loss. If Excel closes before you save a file, you should see a Document Recovery tab ...
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