![]() ![]() ![]() Despite adopting and promoting the new XLSX format, newer versions of Excel are still able to open and save documents to the older XLS format. As always, backwards compatibility is always a priority for Office applications. This incompatibility hampers the fast adoption of the new software and Microsoft quickly addressed this issue by releasing a patch that allows older Office applications to read the new XML based file formats. In the Microsoft Office 2007 release, Microsoft decided to change the default file format to a different format and adding and additional x for all their document extensions for Excel, this ended up as XLSX.Īs XLSX is a full departure from the older file format that is used in older Excel applications, it is not readable in versions of Excel prior to 2007. XLS is very popular as it has been the default format for Microsoft Excel since it was first created up till 2003. These features become available again when you reconnect to the internet.XLS and XLSX are two file extensions that are used by the very popular spreadsheet application from Microsoft named Microsoft Excel. For example, you can’t download, share, or save a copy of the sheet. Now, if you go offline you can still work on this sheet, but with a few exceptions. ![]() Go to “File” and scroll to “Make available offline.” Click on this option and you should see a confirmation message pop up near the bottom of your screen. Now you’re ready to make your Sheet available offline.ĭouble-click on the file to see the online version in your browser. Also, go to your Drive settings and make sure to click the box labeled “Offline.” This allows you to create, open, and edit Sheets when you’re not connected to the internet. There’s a simple solution for that: make it available offline.īefore you go offline, make sure you have the Google Docs Offline extension for your Chrome browser. What if you don’t want to access the internet every time you work on the Google Sheet? This new spreadsheet has the required file extension that will allow it to open with the MS Excel program. Now that you have a converted version of the spreadsheet, go to your “Downloads” file and double-click on the new Google Sheet. Click on “Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)” to start the download to your computer. ![]() Go to “File” and scroll down to “Download” to view your conversion options. It will automatically open online using your default browser. Gsheet in Microsoft Office is as easy.įirst, open the sheet by double-clicking on the file on your computer. However, you can convert it to MS Excel with an “.xlsx” designation, which will allow it to be opened in Microsoft Office Excel. ![]()
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