What is the difference between .dotx and .xls?
- Extension
- .dotx
- .xls
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Document
- Spreadsheet
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- A DOTX file is a template created by Microsoft Word, a word processing program. It contains default layouts and settings for a document, including styles, AutoText, toolbars, and macros. DOTX files are used as a baseline to create multiple .DOCX documents with the same formatting.
- An XLS file is a spreadsheet file created by Microsoft Excel or exported by another spreadsheet program, such as OpenOffice Calc or Apple Numbers. It contains one or more worksheets, which store and display data in a table format. XLS files may also store mathematical functions, charts, styles, and formatting.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template
- application/vnd.ms-excel
- Sample
- sample.dotx
- sample.xls
- Wikipedia
- .dotx on Wikipedia
- .xls on Wikipedia