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Microsoft Excel Workspace File

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Summary

Name
Microsoft Excel Workspace File
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/128
Format type
Spreadsheet
Description
An XLW file is a workspace file created by Microsoft Excel. It contains the screen locations of one or more workbooks. XLW files are used to restore the layout when working simultaneously on multiple workbooks, and as such do not contain any actual spreadsheet data; their only function is to store the physical layout of workbook files. They were created when the user selected View> Save Workspace in earlier versions of Excel. Versions of Excel 2013 onwards don’t generate Workspace files, but you can MLlw files from Excel 2010 and before.
File extensions
xlw
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

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Changelog

  • Updated in V112

    Release date
    10 May 2023

    Microsoft Excel Workspace File: Added description. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).