How to Open an XLS File in Excel. 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 ...

How to Open Excel 2007 Files As Separate Windows. If you work with multiple Excel files over the course of a workday, and especially if you use a dual-monitor setup, you might wonder how you can ...

If you see The file couldn't open in protected view error while opening Microsoft Excel, the fixes listed in this post will help you.

Q. When I open Excel, I always have to choose Blank workbook. Is there any way to have Excel do this automatically and skip the step of getting the Start screen? Q. I have a folder of Excel files that ...

If Excel Online is not working and you see errors Couldn't Open the Workbook, or Request Was Taking Too Long, then see this post for the fix.

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 ...

ACCELERATE A SLOW-OPENING MASSIVE EXCEL FILE My work requires the use of several very large Excel files, and they take forever to open. In fact, they even take a long time to save and close. I’ve ...

Numbers has the ability to open Excel files so you can work on them. You can also export spreadsheets in Numbers so that they are compatible with Excel.

Microsoft Excel has several features designed to help you recover unsaved versions of files and prevent data loss.