Microsoft Works Spreadsheet
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This article describes the formats used by the spreadsheet component of the [[Microsoft Works]] office suite. | This article describes the formats used by the spreadsheet component of the [[Microsoft Works]] office suite. | ||
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|Backup file || || .bks || | |Backup file || || .bks || | ||
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| + | == Identification == | ||
| + | Some or all WKS files begin with a {{magic|00}} or {{magic|ff}} byte, followed by {{magic|00 02 00 04 04 05 54 02 00}}. | ||
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| + | Oddly, WKS did not switch to a [[Microsoft Compound File]] container when [[Microsoft Works Word Processor|WPS]] and [[Microsoft Works Database|WDB]] did. | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
| + | * [https://www.libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice] | ||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
Revision as of 16:56, 20 April 2019
This article describes the formats used by the spreadsheet component of the Microsoft Works office suite.
See Microsoft Works for more information and resources.
Identifiers
| Format | Version | Ext. | PRONOM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Works Spreadsheet | 1-5 | .wks | fmt/166 |
| Microsoft Works Spreadsheet | 6-9 | .xlr | fmt/901 |
| Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Macintosh | 3 | .wks | fmt/270 |
| Microsoft Works Spreadsheet for Macintosh | 4 | .wks | fmt/271 |
| Backup file | .bks |
Identification
Some or all WKS files begin with a 00 or ff byte, followed by 00 02 00 04 04 05 54 02 00.
Oddly, WKS did not switch to a Microsoft Compound File container when WPS and WDB did.
