How to Convert an Open Office Document to Excel

OpenOffice is an open-source office software suite that includes a word processor, a spreadsheet program and presentation software (among other programs). If you have created a spreadsheet in OpenOffice and want to convert it into a format that Microsoft Excel can read (.xls format), you can do so within OpenOffice by using its "Save As" feature.

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  Open OpenOffice. Click "File," "Open" and then open the .ODS file that contains your spreadsheet.
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  Click "File," then "Open." Choose the "Save As" option.
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  Set the "Save as Type" option to be "Microsoft Excel (.xls)" and then click the "Save" button. The spreadsheet is saved in a format that can be opened in Microsoft Excel.

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