Convert xls to xltx

Conversion of xls file format to xltx file format ^beta

Search for xls to xltx converter or software able to handle these file types.

Convert Microsoft Excel 97 to 2003 workbook to Microsoft Excel Open XML workbook template.

We have found 3 software records in our database eligible for .xls to .xltx file format conversion.

xls to xltx conversion is not so much file export, but the process of making new template (.xltx) based on existing older workbook (.xls), something that can be done simply with Excel or any other spreadsheet editor that supports Excel's formats.

You can find numerous guides and tutorials about Microsoft Excel and how to work with it, including topics about templates. Some are even available on Microsoft Office support website. Of course Excel contains extensive help files that cover this topic as well.

Updated: October 9, 2023

Microsoft Windows software - convert xls to xltx on Windows

Microsoft Excel

A popular spreadsheet application distributed with Microsoft Office suite

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
Convert from xls file	Yes, Microsoft Excel supports xls file conversion as a source file type.	Yes	Yes	xls editor	Yes	No	No	No
to xltx file	No	Yes	Yes	xltx editor	Yes	No	No	No

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 xltx. 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

A handy spreadsheet editor from SoftMaker Office suite

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
xls	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
xltx	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

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

Microsoft Excel for Mac

A popular spreadsheet application from the Microsoft Office suite

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
xls	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
xltx	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Additional links: Open xls file, Open xltx 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.

XLTX

Files with xltx file extension are spreadsheet templates for latest Microsoft Excel program. These files acts as templates to create similarly looking XLSX workbooks.

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