How to convert Excel XLSX To XLS

by RachelGreen On May 4, 2009 | Home Education | Hits: 341

Software you need: Microsoft Office compatibility Pack

.xlsx, namely Microsoft Excel with XML (extensible Markup Language), is a new format based on Microsoft Excel to differentiate MS Office 2007 and the previous versions of MS Office programs. The brand new Office 2007 adopts XML to compress files to be a smaller size than its previous versions, as a result, all the 2007 files add an X as the suffix, such XLSX to XLS and so on.

open xlsx files on Windows

* Microsoft Office (Excel) 2007

* Oxygen XML Editor

* OxygenOffice Professional

* AbiWord

* OpenOffice.org

open xlsx files on Mac

* Apple iWork

* Microsoft Office 2008

* OpenOffice.org for Mac

How to convert Excel XLSX To XLS

The format is currently not supported by GMail attachment viewer or any of the online office suites like Google Docs so you have no choice but to have it converted to an old format else you will not be able to view it.

you can easily convert .xlsx spreadsheet to the traditional .xls format using the Microsoft Office compatibility Pack

System Requirements

* Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 3

* Recommended Microsoft Office programs:

o Microsoft Word 2000 with Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2000 with Service Pack 3, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 with Service Pack 3

o Microsoft Word 2002 with Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2002 with Service Pack 3, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 with Service Pack 3

o Microsoft Office Word 2003 with at least Service Pack 1, Microsoft Office Excel 2003 with at least Service Pack 1, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 with at least Service Pack 1

o Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003

o Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003

o Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003

Overview

Users of the Microsoft Office XP and 2003 programs Word, Excel, or PowerPoint�please install all High-Priority updates from Microsoft Update before downloading the Compatibility Pack.

By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able to open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For more information about the Compatibility Pack, see Knowledge Base article 924074.

Note: If you use Microsoft Word 2000 or Microsoft Word 2002 to read or write documents containing complex scripts, please see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925451 for information to enable Word 2007 documents to be displayed correctly in your version of Word.

Administrators: The administrative template for the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint converters contained within the Compatibility Pack is available for download.

Update: The Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 1 (SP1) is available here.

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