Input file
123
- Full Name: Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet Format
- Developer: IBM
Output file
PRN
- Full Name: Generally Printer Output Format
- Developer: N/A
What is 123 file?
The .123 file extension symbolizes the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application originally released in January 1983 by Lotus Software, now an IBM company. It was the first true electronic spreadsheet for IBM PC compatible computers. Overview and Features Lotus 1-2-3 was used to analyze and calculate financial data and statistics, allowing users to work with numbers, analyze trends, chart results, and share their findings with others. [ ⏩ ] 123 file extension
What is PRN file?
The .PRN file extension is a bitmapped printable document created with a printer driver. This particular file type contains data that has already been prepared to be printed from any application and can also be sent directly to a network-connected printer to be printed. A .PRN file is both small in size and easy to create, lowering the associated costs to distribute or share. [ ⏩ ] PRN file extension
How to convert the file from 123 to PRN?
To successfully convert the 123 file to PRN, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.123). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case PRN (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than PRN).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. 123 to PRN. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting 123 files to PRN files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension PRN, while before this step we had the 123 file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new PRN file, or not.