Convert XLS to RTF
You have the option to convert your xls file to rtf, as well as a variety of other formats, using our free online converter.
Converting your xls file to rtf is easy with these steps.
Converting your rtf file to xls is easy with these steps.
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Converting xls to rtf
Microsoft Excel Binary File Format
| Extension | .xls |
| Category | 🔵 documents |
| Programs | 🔵 Microsoft Office 🔵 LibreOffice 🔵 Kingsoft Office 🔵 Google Docs |
| Main program | 🔵 Microsoft Office |
| Description | 🔵 XLS – is a spreadsheet created by a popular Microsoft Excel application. It includes document data that is located in cells that have a specific address. They can contain formulas, mathematical equations associated with the information in other cells, and fixed information. It is often used for the development of graphs and charts. The format allows us to store and edit a broad range of parameters - images, tables, macros, types, diagrams. It has been widely used until the appearance of the 2007 version of Excel, and then it was replaced with the XMLSS extension. The information inside the XLS document is contained in a series of static-size streams. Their location is described using several segment distribution tables. It differs in backward compatibility and supports various file formats created for DOS. It is often used by web browsers to exclude the use of binary formats. The utility is included in the Microsoft Office suite and, in addition to Excel, can be opened by various applications like Apache Open Office, Libre Office, adapted to Mac OS, Windows, or Linux. |
| Technical details | 🔵 The format's relevance is explained by its simplicity, although it does not support separate functions, for example, storing VBA macros. Until XMLSS appeared, the Excel application used the Biff extension when formatting, created based on the IFF container format. Due to this, changes to the book templates and their contents were available. After introducing the new format in 2007, the program has not lost the backward compatible properties, which guarantees the wide distribution of XLS in the future. Subsequently, the XLS extension was replaced by the XLSM, XLSB, and XLSX formats. |
| Developer | 🔵 Microsoft |
| MIME type | 🔵 application/vnd.ms-excel |
Rich Text Format
| Extension | .rtf |
| Category | 🔵 documents |
| Programs | 🔵 AbiWord 🔵 Kword 🔵 TextEdit |
| Main program | 🔵 WordPad |
| Description | 🔵 Rich Text Format (RTF) may not be the most popular word processing file format, but it is one of the most versatile. It is used for exchanging text-based files from a word processing file to another. For example, you can create and transfer RTF files to someone using Microsoft Word, as well as convert the same to Portable Document File (PDF). Here are some of the characteristics or distinctive features of Rich Text Format (RTF):
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| Technical details | 🔵 How to create and how to open an RTF fileDo you want to learn how you can create a Rich Text Format (RTF) file? We must mention that RTF files were one of the earliest word processing file types, as the development dates back to the 1980s. Microsoft Word team was the team behind the idea. You can create an RTF file directly from your Microsoft Word. If you want to open an RTF file, all you have to do is to send or transfer the file to any device (computer or smartphone) that has a word processor, such as Google Docs and Microsoft Word. You can use the following applications/programs to open your RTF file.
Which other formats RTF can be converted into and whyRich Text Format (RTF) is one of the most versatile word processing file types. As such, it can be used alongside other word processing file formats. We present to you, some of the other formats that RTF files can be converted into:
DOC is the most popular alternative to Rich Text Format (RTF) because it is developed by the Microsoft Word team – the same team that developed RTF. Thus, you rest assured that Microsoft Word can conveniently be used to create, as well as convert Rich Text Format (RTF). You might also need to convert RTF files to PDF ones as they are easily converted and support inserting images. |
| Developer | 🔵 Microsoft |
| MIME type | 🔵 text/rtf |