Here's how you to avoid the problem of Notepad adding a.txt extension to your files, as well how to fix the problem for files already saved How to Save a File with Notepad Without the.txt Extension and how to fix the problem for files already saved. The inp file extension is related to text files that contain input geographical information for several geographic information system. And possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open inp file, edit inp file, convert inp file. Previous file extension IMP file extension. File-Extensions.org > GIS.
| File extension | .xls |
| Category | Document File |
| Description | Microsoft Excel is a commercial spreadsheet application written and distributed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Pre-2007 versions of Excel use XLS as the primary format for saving files. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications. It has been a very widely applied spreadsheet for these platforms, especially since version 5 in 1993, and it has almost completely replaced Lotus 1-2-3 as the industry standard for spreadsheets. Excel forms part of Microsoft Office. The current versions are 2010 for Microsoft Windows and 2011 for Mac OS X. |
| Actions | XLS to TXT - Convert file now View other document file formats |
| Technical Details | Microsoft Excel up until 2007 version used a proprietary binary file format called Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) as its primary format. Used as the basis for XLS files it is a persistence format that supports authoring and manipulating content in workbooks and workbook templates. Most versions of Microsoft Excel can read CSV, DBF, SYLK, DIF, and other legacy formats. |
| Associated programs | Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel Viewer OpenOffice |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| MIME type | application/vnd.ms-excel |
| Useful links | More detail about the XLS format How to open an XLS file without Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office binary file format specifications Convert XLS file |
Import | Export
This article describes how to import or export text files. Text files can be comma separated (.csv) or tab separated (.txt)
Import
To import text files, execute the following steps.
1. On the File tab, click Open.
2. Click Browse.
3. Select Text Files from the drop-down list.
4a. To import a .csv file, select the Microsoft Excel Comma Separated Values File and click Open. That's all.
4b. To import a .txt file, select the Text Document and click Open. Excel launches the Text Import Wizard.
5. Choose Delimited and click Next.
6. Clear all the check boxes under Delimiters except for the Tab check box and click Next.
7. Click Finish.
Result:
Export
To export text files, execute the following steps.
1. Open an Excel file.
2. On the File tab, click Save As.
Convert File To Txt
3. Click Browse.
4. Select Text (Tab delimited) or CSV (Comma delimited) from the drop-down list.
Convert Imp File Txt To Csv
5. Click Save.
Convert Txt File To Csv
Result. A .csv file (comma separated) or a .txt file (tab separated).