XL Opener

How to open XL file?

A XL Opener is a computer program or application that supports XL files and can open their contents. If you have the appropriate software installed on your device, opening the XL file should be done without any problems by double-clicking on the file's icon. After clicking, your XL file should open in the program that is assigned as default for handling XL files on your device. However, the problem is not always solved so quickly. Follow the steps of the instructions below to try to solve it.

How to open XL file? 9 steps

1. Check if the Excel Spreadsheet file can be handled by the given operating system. Files with the XL extension may not be supported by the operating system you are using.
2. Check if the Microsoft Office or Microsoft Excel program is installed in the system. If there is no application that supports files with the extension XL, it should be downloaded and installed on the system.
3. Check if files with the extension XL are associated with the application Microsoft Office or one of the programs such as Microsoft Excel. If not, open the dialog box with the properties of the Excel Spreadsheet file and use the "Change" button on the "General" tab. Choose one of the Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel applications to open the XL files.

Software programs that open XL file extension

Windows
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
MAC OS
• Microsoft Excel
4. If the Excel Spreadsheet file has been downloaded from the Internet or copied from another medium, it may be corrupt. In this case, although one of the Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel programs is installed, the Excel Spreadsheet file cannot be opened. If possible, you can try to open the Excel Spreadsheet file directly from its source.
5. In case the Excel Spreadsheet file is infected, the anti-virus program will prevent it from being opened. The best solution in this case is to run a virus scanner and check the system for viruses.
6. Check that the Excel Spreadsheet file format is not outdated. The application the user is trying to open the file in may not be backwards compatible and this prevents Excel Spreadsheet from opening.
7. To open the Excel Spreadsheet file, the current version of the program in which we want to open it is required. Determine the version of your program and, if necessary, install the latest one.
8. Make sure that the icon representing the Excel Spreadsheet file is not a shortcut to the location where this file is not present.
9. The inability to open the Excel Spreadsheet file may be due to restrictions imposed on the user by the system administrator.

Useful tools

If, despite going through all the steps, it was not possible to open the file with the XL extension, you can try some of the proposed tools. The list below presents web pages that specialize in opening XL files.

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