If you have an old Excel spreadsheet, Excel opens it in normal view, which might be risky at times when it is downloaded from an unknown source. As many people Unblock the downloaded file without ...

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.

Sun's OpenDocument conversion plugin for Microsoft Office is now available for download. Released with little fanfare earlier this week, the plugin provides support for reading and writing ODF files ...

In the January issue (page 82), I suggested an automatic way to open a group of Excel worksheets in just a few steps—a technique that is especially handy when you need to regularly reopen that group ...

If you notice that your Excel files are opening in Notepad, then read this post to learn how to fix the issue. The default behavior of a document or file is to open in the application with which it ...

When Microsoft rolled out Office 2007, the company made some fundamental changes to its file formats, updating them from binary files to XML-based packages. The default format for Excel 2007 followed ...

When most users open Office 2007’s Excel—launched with Microsoft’s new Vista operating system—their first reaction is, “ Where’s the file menu? How do I begin?” This article is designed to help you ...