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Convert XLAM to XLSM

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Is it possible to convert XLAM to XLSM?
Yes - XLAM converts to XLSM.

To turn an add-in back into a normal macro-enabled workbook you can edit and run as a sheet: open the XLAM in the VBA editor, set the workbook's IsAddin property to False, then Save As .xlsm. Reverse: save an XLSM as XLAM to make it an add-in.

Also to XLSM: XLSB · XLTM · XLM

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How to convert XLAM to XLSM

Converting a .XLAM file to .XLSM lets you open the content in software that prefers the .XLSM format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .XLAM files.

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

About these formats

.XLAM Microsoft Excel Macro-Enabled Add-In

An XLAM file is a Microsoft Excel add-in that packages VBA macros and custom functions to extend Excel with new tools or ribbon buttons. You do not open it like a spreadsheet - install it…

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.XLSM Microsoft Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (Open XML)

An XLSM file is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that contains VBA macros - automation code that runs inside the file. Open it in Microsoft Excel (full macro support), LibreOffice Calc, or WPS…

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