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They are short for "Excel Spreadsheet."
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoXLS, in terms of abbreviations, means Excel Spreadsheet.
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What do the three letters after a period in a file mean?
its an extension for the file name which tells about the file type. but I just have a query, why most of the extensions are three lettered
What are the three letters following a file name?
The extension. It tells Windows what kind of a file it is. For example, a file with the ".doc" extension is a Microsoft Word Document.
What does the acronym XLS stand for?
XLS is the shorthand for Microsoft Excel file extension. A file extension is the group of letters following a period in a file name, denoting what kind of file it is.
What does the file extension mean at the end of a file name?
It is a batch command file.
What does the file extension .bat mean at the end of a file name?
It is a batch command file.
What is difference between File name and file extension?
A file name is what a file is called. A file extension defines what type of file it is. (Text file, HTML file, executable, etc.)
What is a file that is the last 3 characters that follow the file name that identify the type of program used to create the file?
The file extension. It comes after the file nice, after the last dot in the name. For example someTextDocumet.txt has the extension TXT for plain text. The program that created it is most likely the default one for opening it.
Under DOS a file name can contain up to characters?
8 characters a decimal the 3 letters for extension. 8.3
What file extension is given to visual studio 2005 files?
The main project file has a VBPROJ extension. This is also a file with the same name as the main project file, but with an SLN extension. The SLN extension is a solution file.
A file name extension is an optional file identifier that is separated from the main file name by a?
. (Dot)
The part following the period in the file name hellodoc is the?
File extension.
What is the extension of the word document and Excel document?
For most typical Word documents the extension is .docFor Excel workbooks (spreadsheets) the extension is .xlsIn general the file extension is the 3 letter/number "code" after the period in the complete file name that gives a hint as to what type of file it is. For example, in the file name resume.docthe word resume is the file's actual name and the .doc tells you that it is a document file.
