Input file
WKS
- Full Name: Microsoft Works Spreadsheet Document Format
- Developer: Microsoft
Output file
WK1
- Full Name: Lotus 1-2-3 Version 2.x Spreadsheet Format
- Developer: IBM
What is WKS file?
The WKS file extension is used by many common spreadsheet programs including Microsoft Works Spreadsheets, Lotus 1-2-3 and StarOffice Calc. This file stores data in worksheet form, with most supporting multiple worksheets within one workbook. A WKS file typically contains tables and cells with data or formulas, similar to those in an electronic spreadsheet. The information is arranged using rows and columns going from left to right and top to bottom in a sheet surface, like a graph paper. [ ⏩ ] WKS file extension
What is WK1 file?
The WK1 file extension usually represents Lotus 1-2-3 Version 2.01 Worksheets. This type of file is associated with the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet program created by Lotus Development Corporation in 1983. The WK1 file format was intended to be used for exchanging spreadsheets among different versions of the program and other IBM compatible computers. The format is a binary file containing cell data, sheet information, and view information. [ ⏩ ] WK1 file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from WKS to WK1?
To successfully convert the WKS file to WK1, 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.WKS). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case WK1 (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 WK1).
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. WKS to WK1. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting WKS files to WK1 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 WK1, while before this step we had the WKS file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new WK1 file, or not.