Microsoft Office 2007 Filename Extensions
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Word

;Legacy: Legacy filename extensions denote binary
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formatting that became outdated with the release of
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. Although the latest version of Microsoft Word can still open them, they are no longer developed. Legacy filename extensions include: * .doc – Legacy Word document; Microsoft Office refers to them as "Microsoft Word 97–2003 Document" * .dot – Legacy Word templates; officially designated "Microsoft Word 97–2003 Template" * .wbk – Legacy Word document backup; referred as "Microsoft Word Backup Document" ;OOXML:
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(OOXML) format was introduced with Microsoft Office 2007 and became the default format of Microsoft Word ever since. Pertaining file extensions include: * .docx – Word document * .docm – Word macro-enabled document; same as docx, but may contain macros and scripts * .dotx – Word template * .dotm – Word macro-enabled template; same as dotx, but may contain macros and scripts Other formats * .pdf – PDF documents * .wll – Word add-in * .wwl – Word add-in


Excel

;Legacy: Legacy filename extensions denote binary
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formats that became outdated with the release of Microsoft Office 2007. Although the latest version of Microsoft Excel can still open them, they are no longer developed. Legacy filename extensions include: * .xls – Legacy Excel
worksheet A worksheet, in the word's original meaning, is a sheet of paper on which one performs work. They come in many forms, most commonly associated with children's school work assignments, tax forms, and accounting or other business environments. Sof ...
s; officially designated "Microsoft Excel 97–2003 Worksheet" or "Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook" * .xlt – Legacy Excel templates; officially designated "Microsoft Excel 97–2003 Template" * .xlm – Legacy Excel macro ;OOXML:
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(OOXML) format was introduced with Microsoft Office 2007 and became the default format of Microsoft Excel ever since. Excel-related file extensions of this format include: * .xlsx – Excel workbook * .xlsm – Excel macro-enabled workbook; same as xlsx but may contain macros and scripts * .xltx – Excel template * .xltm – Excel macro-enabled template; same as xltx but may contain macros and scripts ;Other formats: Microsoft Excel uses dedicated file formats that are not part of OOXML, and use the following extensions: * .xlsb – Excel binary worksheet (BIFF12) * .xla – Excel
add-in In computing, a plug-in (also spelled plugin) or add-in (also addin, add-on, or addon) is a software component that extends the functionality of an existing software system without requiring the system to be re-built. A plug-in feature is one ...
that can contain macros * .xlam – Excel macro-enabled add-in * .xll – Excel XLL add-in; a form of DLL-based add-in * .xlw – Excel work space; previously known as "workbook" * .xll_ – Excel 4 for Mac add-in * .xla_ – Excel 4 for Mac add-in * .xla5 – Excel 5 for Mac add-in * .xla8 – Excel 98 for Mac add-in


PowerPoint

Legacy * .ppt – Legacy PowerPoint presentation * .pot – Legacy PowerPoint template * .pps – Legacy PowerPoint slideshow * .ppa – Legacy PowerPoint add-in OOXML * .pptx – PowerPoint presentation * .pptm – PowerPoint macro-enabled presentation * .potx – PowerPoint template * .potm – PowerPoint macro-enabled template * .ppam – PowerPoint add-in * .ppsx – PowerPoint slideshow * .ppsm – PowerPoint macro-enabled slideshow * .sldx – PowerPoint slide * .sldm – PowerPoint macro-enabled slide * .ppam – PowerPoint add-in


Access

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2007 introduced new file extensions: * .accda – Access add-in file * .accdb – Access Database * .accde – The file extension for Office Access 2007 files that are in "execute only" mode. ACCDE files have all
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(VBA) source code hidden. A user of an ACCDE file can only execute VBA code, but not view or modify it. ACCDE takes the place of the MDE file extension. * .accdr – is a new file extension that enables you to open a database in runtime mode. By simply changing a database's file extension from .accdb to .accdr, you can create a "locked-down" version of your Office Access database. You can change the file extension back to .accdb to restore full functionality. * .accdt – The file extension for Access Database Templates. * .accdu – Access add-in file


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OneNote

* .one – OneNote export file


Outlook Outlook or The Outlook may refer to: Computing * Microsoft Outlook, also referred to as ''the classic Outlook'' an e-mail client and personal information management software product from Microsoft * Outlook for Windows, also referred to as ''the ...

* .ecf – Outlook 2013+ add-in file


Publisher Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...

* .pub – a Microsoft Publisher publication


See also

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Microsoft Office Microsoft Office, MS Office, or simply Office, is an office suite and family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft. The first version of the Office suite, announced by Bill Gates on August 1, 1988, at CO ...
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Microsoft Office XML formats The Microsoft Office XML formats are XML-based document formats (or XML schemas) introduced in versions of Microsoft Office prior to Office 2007. Microsoft Office XP introduced a new XML format for storing Excel spreadsheets and Office 2 ...
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Filename extension A filename extension, file name extension or file extension is a suffix to the name of a computer file (for example, .txt, .mp3, .exe) that indicates a characteristic of the file contents or its intended use. A filename extension is typically d ...
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Alphabetical list of file extensions Lists of filename extensions include: * List of filename extensions (0–9) * List of filename extensions (A–E) * List of filename extensions (F–L) * List of filename extensions (M–R) * List of filename extensions (S–Z) See also * Filen ...
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Office Open XML Office Open XML (also informally known as OOXML) is a zipped, XML-based file format developed by Microsoft for representing spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents. Ecma International standardized the initial version ...


External links


Introducing the Microsoft Office (2007) Open XML File Formats

Introduction to new file-name extensions


References

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File extensions A filename extension, file name extension or file extension is a suffix to the filename, name of a computer file (for example, Text file, .txt, MP3, .mp3, .exe) that indicates a characteristic of the file contents or its intended use. A filename e ...
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