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Submitted URL: https://etrgjnrethdkjnjekfv.firebaseapp.com/
Effective URL: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/why-can-t-i-open-my-excel-file-2daa6bd6-8db5-4521-9f37-7e23b3e4bdab
Submission: On August 13 via api from LU — Scanned from CA

Form analysis 3 forms found in the DOM

Name: searchFormGET /en-us/Search/results

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</form>

GET /search/results

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Name: smartFeedbackForm javascript:void(0);

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        <span class="boldFont" aria-hidden="true">Thank you! Any more feedback for Microsoft?</span>
      </label>
      <label for="feedbackText" class="ocFeedbackHeaderIfArticleNotHelpful ocHidden">
        <span class="boldFont" aria-hidden="true">Can you help us improve?</span> (Send feedback to Microsoft so we can help.) </label>
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              <span class="experienceOptionLabels">Other</span>
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Yes

Excel templates (.xltx)

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No

Non-XML binary workbooks (.xlsb)

Yes

Yes

Comma-delimited (.csv)

No

Yes

Macro-enabled workbooks (.xlsm)

Yes

VBA functions won't run.

Yes

OpenDocument spreadsheet (.ods)

No

Yes

Excel templates (.xlt)

No

Yes

Macro-enabled templates (.xltm)

No

No

Macro-enabled add-ins (.xla and .xlam)

No

No

Extensible markup language (.xml)

No

No

Data interchange format (.dif)

No

No

Hypertext markup language (.htm, .html)

No

No

Web pages (.mht)

No

No

Printable files (.prn)

No

No

Symbolic link files (.slk and .sylk)

No

No

Plain text file (.txt)

No

No

Binary interchange file formats (Biff2, Biff3, Biff 4, Biff 5)

No

No

File type

Open and edit

Open as Read-Only

Excel workbooks (.xlsx)

Yes

Yes

Excel workbooks (.xls)

No

Yes

Excel templates (.xltx)

No

Yes

Non-XML binary workbooks (.xlsb)

No

Yes

Comma-delimited (.csv)

No

Yes

Macro-enabled workbooks (.xlsm)

Yes

VBA functions won't run.

Yes

OpenDocument spreadsheet (.ods)

No

Yes

Excel templates (.xlt)

No

Yes

Macro-enabled templates (.xltm)

No

No

Macro-enabled add-ins (.xla and .xlam)

No

No

Extensible markup language (.xml)

No

No

Data interchange format (.dif)

No

No

Hypertext markup language (.htm, .html)

No

No

Web pages (.mht)

No

No

Printable files (.prn)

No

No

Symbolic link files (.slk and .sylk)

No

No

Plain text file (.txt)

No

No

Binary interchange file formats (Biff2, Biff3, Biff 4, Biff 5)

No

No

File type

Open and edit

Open as read-only

Excel workbooks (.xlsx)

Yes

Yes

Excel workbooks (.xls)

No

Yes

Non-XML binary workbooks (.xlsb)

No

Yes

Comma-delimited (.csv)

No

Yes

Macro-enabled workbooks (.xlsm)

Yes

VBA functions won't run.

Yes

OpenDocument spreadsheet (.ods)

No

Yes

Excel templates (.xlt)

No

Yes

Macro-enabled templates (.xltm)

No

No

Macro-enabled add-ins (.xla and .xlam)

No

No

Extensible markup language (.xml)

No

No

Data interchange format (.dif)

No

No

Hypertext markup language (.htm, .html)

No

No

Web pages (.mht)

No

No

Printable files (.prn)

No

No

Symbolic link files (.slk and .sylk)

No

No

Plain text file (.txt)

No

No

Binary interchange file formats (Biff2, Biff3, Biff 4, Biff 5)

No

No




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