File Format
Excel 97–2003 (XLS) .xls
- MIME
- application/vnd.ms-excel
- Type
- spreadsheet
What is a Excel 97–2003 (XLS) file?
The legacy binary Excel workbook format (Office 97–2003).
Strengths
- Opens in any spreadsheet app
- Still common in exports
Trade-offs
- 65,536-row limit
- Superseded by XLSX
Open & convert Excel 97–2003 (XLS) files
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