- Extension
- .xml
- .xlsb
- Format
- Text
- Binary
- Category
- Spreadsheet
- Spreadsheet
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- An Excel 2003 XML spreadsheet is a Microsoft Excel workbook saved as a single XML file in the SpreadsheetML format of Excel 2002/2003. It holds the worksheets, cell values, formulas and styles.
- The xlsb file type is a binary file format used to store Excel spreadsheets. It is a compressed version of the xlsx file type and can only be opened in the Microsoft Excel application. Compared to the xlsx, the xlsb format is much smaller in size and is less prone to corruption.
- MIME Type
- application/xml
- application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12