XLS to XML
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You'll find all the conversion and compression tools you need, all in one place, at Zamzar. With over 1100 file-conversion types supported, whether you need to convert videos, audio, documents or images, you'll easily find what you need and soon have your files in the formats and sizing that work for you.
XLS Document Format XLS Converter
The XLS file format was developed by Microsoft for its Excel spreadsheet program. XLS is a binary spreadsheet format that can include cell data and formulas, as well as charts and macros. Excel is one of the most popular software programs for recording, organising, calculating and analysing data. It’s often used for budgeting and reporting.
Microsoft introduced the new XLSX format for Excel in 2007, to replace XLS. However, you can still open XLS files in newer versions of Excel, as well as saving XLSX files into this older format. Excel is part of Microsoft’s Office suite, which is available as a one-off software purchase or an Office 365 subscription. Other spreadsheet programs that can usually open XLS files include Google Sheets, Apple Numbers and LibreOffice Calc.
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XML Document Format
XML files are data files, with XML being short for ‘Extensible Markup Language’. XML was first defined in 1998 by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is now recognised as an ISO open standard. As well as being a markup language, XML can also be used for storing and sharing data in a similar way to HTML. However, unlike HTML, XML is intended to store and carry data online, rather than to display it. XML can give structure to data for other applications to interpret and process, making data-sharing easier.
XML files are plain text documents comprising Unicode characters and typed tags. Both humans and machines can read XML text. You can open XML files in internet browsers or plain text editors like Notepad. Since 2008, all Microsoft Office programs have been XML-based. This means you can read and edit XML files in Office programs including Word, PowerPoint or Excel.
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How to convert a XLS to a XML file?
- 1. Choose the XLS file that you want to convert.
- 2. Select XML as the the format you want to convert your XLS file to.
- 3. Click "Convert" to convert your XLS file.
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Using Zamzar, it is possible to convert XLS files to a variety of other formats:
XLS to BMP XLS to CSV XLS to GIF XLS to HTML XLS to HTML4 XLS to HTML5 XLS to JPG XLS to MDB XLS to NUMBERS XLS to NUMBERS09 XLS to ODS XLS to PDF XLS to PNG XLS to RTF XLS to TIFF XLS to TXT XLS to XLSX XLS to XMLConvert to XML
Using Zamzar, it is possible to convert a variety of other formats to XML files:
CSV to XML ODS to XML WKS to XML XLR to XML XLS to XML XLSX to XMLFrequently asked questions
If you've got any questions about converting or compressing files with Zamzar, we're happy to help! We've answered a few commonly-asked questions below, to get you started, and you can find out more information about file conversion and compression with Zamzar, in our Help centre.
Excel files are a different format to XML files. Excel XLS or XLXS files are spreadsheets designed to be opened by the Microsoft Excel program. XML is a mark-up language for storing and sharing data, and is often used in web pages. It’s simple to convert Excel data into XML using Microsoft Excel or a conversion tool like Zamzar.
If you have Excel, open the spreadsheet, select ‘Save As’ in the ‘File’ tab, then choose an XML format from the dropdown options. You can also easily convert Excel to XML with Zamzar – upload your file to the tool on Zamzar’s website, select to convert it to XML and then download the converted file.
A quick and secure way of converting XLS to XML is to use a file conversion tool like Zamzar. Simply upload your XLS file to the three-step tool on Zamzar’s website, click to convert it to XML format and then download the new file.
If you have Microsoft Excel on your device, you can also open an XLS spreadsheet with that, then use the ‘Save As’ function and choose ‘XML Data’ from the file types listed in the dropdown menu.
XLS and XML are not the same. They are different file formats for data. XLS is a file type for spreadsheets used in Microsoft Excel, whereas XML is a universal mark-up language for storing and sharing data online.
If you need to convert a document from XLS to XML, it’s easy to do using file conversion software or an online tool like Zamzar. Just upload an XLS file to the tool on Zamzar’s secure website, click to convert it to XML and then download the new file.
To open an XLS file as XML you will need to convert it first. You can do this for individual files by opening them in Microsoft Excel, then saving it as a new file and selecting an XML format from the dropdown options.
If you don’t have Excel or can’t/don’t want to open individual files, you can also convert from XLS to XML with online tools like the one on Zamzar’s website. Just upload an XLS file to Zamzar’s conversion tool and select to convert it to XML. You can then open your file as an XML file.
There are several ways to convert a file to XML including using file conversion software and websites like Zamzar.
In most text or data programs for Windows, Google or Apple operating systems, you can use the ‘Save As’ or ‘Export’ functions to convert your file to XML format. However, online file conversion tools let you convert files without opening them first or installing extra software. Simply upload one or more files to the free tool on Zamzar’s website, select to convert to XML and then download your converted files.