How do I convert Microsoft Excel 97

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How do I convert Excel to 97?
How do I convert Excel 97 to XLSX?
How do I convert Excel 97
How do you convert old Excel to new Excel?

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How to convert a XLSX to a XLS file?

Choose the XLSX file that you want to convert.
Select XLS as the the format you want to convert your XLSX file to.
Click "Convert" to convert your XLSX file.

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XLSX (Document)

File extension	.xlsx
Category	Document File
Description	As part of Microsoft's 2007 Office suite of products another open XML document type was introduced. This time in the Excel sphere, Excel is known world wide. It is a powerful tool you can use to create and format spreadsheets, graphs, do complex maths and much more. You are able to create diverse spreadsheets with multiple workbooks, formulae, and various data sources. Files can be saved in the XLSX format, which is based on the Open XML format and uses ZIP compression for smaller file sizes.
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Technical Details	XLSX improves file and data management and data recovery. XLSX extends what is possible with the binary files of earlier versions. Any application that supports XML can access and work with data in the new file format. The application does not need to be a Microsoft product it can be any application. Users can also use standard transformations to extract or repurpose the data. In addition, security concerns are drastically reduced because the information is stored in XML, which is essentially plain text. Thus, the data can pass through corporate firewalls without hindrance.
Associated programs	Microsoft Excel 2007 OxygenOffice Progessional (Linux) OpenOffice
Developed by	Microsoft
MIME type	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Useful links	More detail about the XLSX format

XLS (Document)

File extension	.xls
Category	Document File
Description	Microsoft Excel is a commercial spreadsheet application written and distributed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Pre-2007 versions of Excel use XLS as the primary format for saving files. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications. It has been a very widely applied spreadsheet for these platforms, especially since version 5 in 1993, and it has almost completely replaced Lotus 1-2-3 as the industry standard for spreadsheets. Excel forms part of Microsoft Office. The current versions are 2010 for Microsoft Windows and 2011 for Mac OS X.
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Technical Details	Microsoft Excel up until 2007 version used a proprietary binary file format called Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) as its primary format. Used as the basis for XLS files it is a persistence format that supports authoring and manipulating content in workbooks and workbook templates. Most versions of Microsoft Excel can read CSV, DBF, SYLK, DIF, and other legacy formats.
Associated programs	Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel Viewer OpenOffice
Developed by	Microsoft
MIME type	application/vnd.ms-excel
Useful links	More detail about the XLS format How to open an XLS file without Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office binary file format specifications

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How do I convert Excel to 97?

Follow these steps: Click File > Export > Change File Type. Under Workbook File Types, double-click Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*. xls).

How do I convert Excel 97 to XLSX?

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First, convert the XLS to PDF..

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Drag the downloaded file into the green toolbox..

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How do I convert Excel 97

If the file is already in 97-2003 format, it will open it 'compatibility mode' when you open the file in Excel 2010. You can edit this file in Excel 2010, save it, and work on the same file in Excel 97. Working in compatibility mode will ensure that the format of the file (97-2003) is retained.

How do you convert old Excel to new Excel?

Method 1: Use the Convert Feature If the current file that you are editing is an older version, you will see the “Compatibility Mode” in the header near the file name. And below are the steps of the first method. Click the tab “File” in the ribbon. And then you will see the button “Convert” in the backstage of Excel.