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Convert Microsoft Excel 97 to 2003 workbook to Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

We have found 4 software records in our database eligible for .xls to .excel file format conversion.

Microsoft Excel tractionally used XLS files until this format had been replaced by XLSX/XLSM format. You do not need to look for a converter of old Excel files, you can still open these in modern Excel and many of the alternative products. If you need to, you can simply resave the spreadsheet into any supported format.

Updated: October 30, 2023

Microsoft Windows software Microsoft Windows icon - convert xls to excel on Windows

Microsoft Excel icon Microsoft Excel

A popular spreadsheet application distributed with Microsoft Office suite

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Convert from xls file

Yes, Microsoft Excel supports xls file conversion as a source file type.YesYesxls editorYesNoNoNo

to excel file

Yes, Microsoft Excel supports excel file conversion as a target file type.YesYesexcel editorNoNoNoNo

The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned xls to excel. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.

PlanMaker icon PlanMaker

A handy spreadsheet editor from SoftMaker Office suite

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xls

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Apple macOS / Mac OS X software Apple macOS / Mac OS X icon - convert xls to excel on OS X

Microsoft Excel for Mac icon Microsoft Excel for Mac

A popular spreadsheet application from the Microsoft Office suite

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xls

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Linux/Unix software Linux/Unix icon - convert xls to excel on Linux

Gnumeric icon Gnumeric

An open-source spreadsheet program

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Additional links: Open xls file, Open excel file

XLS

Files with xls extension are best known as spreadsheets from Microsoft Excel. A spreadsheet is basically a grid of cells sorted in rows and columns. Each cell can contain text, numeric or formula data. Excel XLS spreadsheets can be opened in most other similar programs, such as OpenOffice.org Calc.

EXCEL

Microsoft Excel spreadsheets are typically saved in XLS or XLSX formats.

 

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