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XLW files: what are they and how do I open them?

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Microsoft Excel workspace

Files with xlw file extension generally contain saved workspace for Microsoft Excel programs. These are used by user to save the position to GUI elements and layouts of the screen, so they can use the same settings on different computers.

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The xlw file extension is associated with Microsoft Excel, one of the most popular and powerful tool you can use to create format spreadsheets, graphs and much more.

The xlw files are used in Microsoft Excel for workspace files.

The xlw files contains the screen locations of one or more workbooks and also the references to each individual workbook. The .xlw files are used to restore the whole layout when the user is working on multiple workbooks.

The xlw files do not include the actual workbook data, but only the layout on the screen. In order to open the .xlw files you must have all the workbooks referenced be the file.

Older versions of Microsoft Excel also used the .xlw files for workbooks, but the more common is the xls file extension. The older .xlw workbook files have complete different file format.

MIME types:
application/excel
application/vnd.ms-excel
application/x-excel
application/msexcel
application/x-msexcel

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What is the meaning of a file extension?

File extensions are characters that appear after the dot in a computer file's name. For example, the file "unknown-file.xlw" has the file extension "xlw". This is used to identify which program should open the file or what file type it is.
File extensions help you organize and manage files. They provide a quick and easy way to identify and associate the file type with the appropriate software.

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