Compatible File Formats

EasySpreadsheet can retrieve and save spreadsheets of the following formats:

EasySpreadsheet File Format (*.ess): This is the default file format used by Easy Spreadsheet.

Microsoft Excel File Format (*.xls): The Easy Spreadsheet files that you save in Excel95-2000 format should, in general, be perfectly compatible with Excel (i.e., another person using Excel will be able to perfectly load in your spreadsheet).  However, at this time, graphics are not saved by EasySpreadsheet into the *.xls file format.  In the next major version, it is expected that EasySpreadsheet will both save and retrieve two-dimensional graphics in the Excel *.xls file format.

You should be able to successfully retrieve most Excel spreadsheets.  However, if the Excel spreadsheet contains a function not supported in EasySpreadsheet (generally the less-used, specialized functions), the error message #FUNC (or something similar) may appear in the formula bar. In such a case, you may want to use the Excel Viewer to view the file.

Tab Delimited Text Format (*.txt): An industry-standard spreadsheet file format. Can save and read this format.

Comma Separated Format (*.csv):  An industry-standard spreadsheet file format.  Can save and read this format.

HTML Web Page Format (*.htm): The present version of EasySpreadsheet can save the spreadsheet data (but not the graphics) as an industry-standard Web (HTML) file. It cannot, however, read in an HTML file as a valid spreadsheet.

Encrypted Zip Format (*.zip): The present version of EasySpreadsheet can save and retrieve a password-protected encrypted zip file. Any standard zip program (or EasySpreadsheet itself) can un-encrypt and decompress this file. See Passwords: Encrypting Your Files for details.

 

Note: Compatibility with other file formats allows EasySpreadsheet to be a versatile tool.  However, this compatibility, particularly the import of MIcrosoft Excel Spreadsheets, is not complete and should not be relied on in any mission-critical application.  The above information is subject to change without notification.