How to Open an ODS File on PC or Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how to open, view, and edit an OpenOffice spreadsheet (ODS) file, using Microsoft Excel on a desktop computer. Find the ODS file you want to open on your computer. Browse your files, and locate where you saved the...

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Opening With Excel

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Find the ODS file you want to open on your computer. Browse your files, and locate where you saved the ODS file.
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Right-click the ODS file. This will open your right-click options on a pop-up menu.
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Click Open with on the right-click menu. This will open a list of your available applications in a new pop-up window, and allow you to select any one of them to open this file.
1. If you've opened an ODS file before, a sub-menu of recommended apps may pop up when you hover over Open with. In this case, you can select an app from the list here.
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Select Microsoft Excel from the list of applications. Excel allows you to open, view, and edit ODS files.
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Hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard. This will open the selected ODS file in Excel.

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Converting to XLS

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Open your internet browser. You can use any browser, such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Opera.
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Go to ConvertFiles.com in your browser. Type www.convertfiles.com into the address bar, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
1. This is a third-party website that allows you to upload and convert your files to a different format. It's not associated with Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.
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Click the Browse button next to "Choose a local file." This option lets you upload a file from your computer, and convert it to a different format. You can find it in the green box with the "Select a file to convert" heading.
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Select the ODS file you want to convert. Browse your files in the file navigator window, and click the ODS file you want to convert to XLS.
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Click Open in the file navigator window. This will upload the selected ODS file to the converter website.
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Click the selector bar next to "Input format" in the green area. This will open a list of all the file formats this website can process and convert.
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Select OpenOffice ODF Spreadsheet (.ods) as your input format. This field should match the correct format of the document you're uploading.
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Click the selector bar next to "Output format" in the green area. This will open a drop-down list of all the available file formats.
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Select MS Excel 97/2000/XP (.xls) as your output format. This option will convert your uploaded ODS file to XLS, which you can open in Excel.
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Click the Convert button. This button is located below the Input format box. It will upload your ODS file to the website, and convert it to an XLS file.
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Click the Click here to go to the download page button. When your file is successfully converted, you will see this button on your screen. It will give you a download link to the converted file.
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Click the download link. This will automatically start the download, and save the converted XLS file to your browser's default folder for downloads.
1. If you don't have a default folder set for downloads, you will be prompted to select a saving location.

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Lesley Montoya

Update 24 March 2020

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