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.

XLS is the default file type for Microsoft Office Excel files. It is compatible with nearly all programs that read spreadsheet files. If you are looking to manage your spreadsheets while you're on the ...

This month's monster security patch for Office breaks Excel when it tries to open HTML files, and it seems unlikely Microsoft will fix the problem Excel users are reporting an odd bug in the way Excel ...

Xleak is a simple terminal tool that lets you open and inspect Excel files instantly, without ever leaving your command line.

If you use Microsoft Excel on your Mac, you can save the spreadsheets you create and open them in Numbers, Apple’s spreadsheet app. It’s a handy feature to use in case you can’t access Microsoft’s ...

Spreadsheets: love them or hate them, they are a part of modern-day life and Microsoft’s Excel software is the go-to for most users spreadsheet needs. But what happens when you want to edit a ...

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 thought of breaking them up into small components ...

New Outlook fails to open Excel attachments with non-ASCII characters in filenames, and shows an error. Microsoft recommends using Outlook on the web or downloading ...

Cape Town - Malware writers have created a malicious program exploiting unpatched vulnerability in some versions of MS Excel and South Africans are being warned to open files with caution. "Excel ...