Input file
XLW
- Full Name: Microsoft Excel Workspace Format
- Developer: Microsoft
Output file
XLS
- Full Name: Microsoft Excel 97 To 2003 Workbook Format
- Developer: Microsoft
What is XLW file?
The .XLW file extension stands for Excel Workspace File, which are used by Microsoft Excel to store workspace settings. A workspace stores the current state of an open Excel file, allowing users to save time when they return to a document by restoring the state of the screen. [ ⏩ ] XLW file extension
What is XLS file?
The XLS is a file extension used by the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program for saving and storing spreadsheet documents. This format makes it possible to store words, formulas, formatting, macros, and other data in an organized bulletin format. XLS documents are typically used for business calculations, general accounting, budgeting and forecasting, or any range of other data storage tasks. They are able to be opened in any version of Microsoft Excel starting with version 1997. [ ⏩ ] XLS file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from XLW to XLS?
To successfully convert the XLW file to XLS, 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.XLW). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case XLS (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 XLS).
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. XLW to XLS. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting XLW files to XLS 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 XLS, while before this step we had the XLW file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new XLS file, or not.