Convert Xls To Xlsx Without Opening File

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It is not possible. The files cannot be converted in Excel without opening them. Therefore you would need to write a code that loops through your files opens them and saves them in the new format.
You can use the "convert" function. Click on the Office button, then Convert. You can also try opening the . xls file in Excel > then use the Save As command to save as an "Excel Workbook".
0.40 1.40 Left click on save as on the left. And then choose your location you want to save the file I'm goingMoreLeft click on save as on the left. And then choose your location you want to save the file I'm going to save it to my desktop. And now underneath save as type the default should be XLS.
Save a workbook in another file format Open the workbook you want to save. Click File > Save As. Under Places, pick the place where you want to save the workbook In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the location you want. In the Save as type list, click the file format you want.
Click on the Office button, then Convert. You can also try opening the . xls file in Excel > then use the Save As command to save as an "Excel Workbook". Once you select that file type, the file extension will be xlsx and you can delete the old xls version.
You can change the file type that is used by default when you save a workbook. Click the Microsoft Office Button. , and then click Excel Options. In the Save category, under Save workbooks, in the Save files in this format box, click the file format that you want to use by default.
To convert all your XLS files into XLSX just build the same flow, but type in File_x0020_Type eq 'xls' in the ODATA filter query field to get all XLS files from the SharePoint library. Assign Convert XLS to XLSX instead of 'DOC to DOCX' in the Plumsail Documents action. And save the result files with . xlsx extension.
Click on the Office button, then Convert. You can also try opening the . xls file in Excel > then use the Save As command to save as an "Excel Workbook". Once you select that file type, the file extension will be xlsx and you can delete the old xls version.
Change the default file format for saving Click the Microsoft Office Button. , and then click Excel Options. In the Save category, under Save workbooks, in the Save files in this format box, click the file format that you want to use by default.
Step by step working with the user interface Run 'Convert XLS' then select the Convert Files Action To Do. Select the input file path. For a whole folder be certain to use the * Specify the output file path Click the CONVERT button (or F5) on the tool bar to start converting.