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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Some MS Excel users reported Excel is not opening on double-click on their Windows computers, and some other users reported that Excel would open normally but the Excel file would not open. These ...

Excel files bloat from ghost used ranges, formatting, pivot caches, and images. These quick fixes massively cut the size of ...

The new IMPORTTEXT and IMPORTCSV functions are now available in the Microsoft Excel Beta Channel, if you're running version ...