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Convert WDB to XLS

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Is it possible to convert WDB to XLS?
Yes - WDB converts to XLS.

Export the Works database to an Excel spreadsheet (.xls) from Works, or open the converted CSV in Excel/LibreOffice and Save As. Prefer XLSX for new use. (db count 4.)

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Also to XLS: ACCDR · XLR · XLM

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How to convert WDB to XLS

Converting a .WDB file to .XLS lets you open the content in software that prefers the .XLS format, though some details may change compared with the original. The programs listed below open .WDB files and can save or export them to .XLS (or a closely related format). One of them is Microsoft Works: Microsoft Works was a productivity suite by Microsoft aimed at home users as a lower-cost alternative to Microsoft Office. It included a word processor,….

A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.

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Works Database Converter

About these formats

.WDB Microsoft Works Database File

A WDB file is a database created by Microsoft Works, a low-cost office suite discontinued in 2009. Modern Excel and Access cannot open it directly. Your best options are a still-installed…

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.XLS Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Workbook (Binary Interchange File Format, BIFF8)

An XLS file is an old-format Microsoft Excel spreadsheet from the Excel 97-2003 era, saved as a binary file rather than the ZIP-based XLSX used since 2007. You can open it free without…

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