{"id":668,"date":"2014-08-19T10:22:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T17:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/?p=668"},"modified":"2023-02-24T20:34:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T20:34:47","slug":"batch-convert-multiple-excel-files-xlsx-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/2014\/08\/19\/batch-convert-multiple-excel-files-xlsx-format\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Batch Convert Multiple Excel Files to XLSX Format"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A client\u00a0called today to ask: <strong>is there an easy way to convert multiple Excel files to the new file format at once (xlsx &gt; xls).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The answer is: Yes.<\/p>\n<p>Now <strong>before you start<\/strong> clicking links, <strong>be prudent and ask yourself<\/strong> &#8211; do you really need to invest a chunk of time to convert every file now? Why not convert them on an as needed basis?<\/p>\n<p>If you have a suitable answer, here are\u00a0some options for batch conversions that I came across during my research:<\/p>\n<p><strong>WARNING:<\/strong> I do not warrant that any of these downloads are safe or that any of these tools work as creators claim.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extendoffice.com\/product\/kutools-for-excel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kutools for Excel<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.extendoffice.com\/product\/kutools-for-excel\/excel-convert-xlsx-to-xls-pdf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>File Format Converter<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>User friendly<\/li>\n<li>Installs 120 new features<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free Trial<\/strong>: full features, 45 days<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifetime License &#8211; 1 user:<\/strong> $40US<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.excelentsoftware.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excelent Software<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.excelentsoftware.com\/excel_converter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excel Converter<\/a>: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Convert thousands of files in minutes<\/li>\n<li>Detects if Excel file contains macros\u00a0&amp; auto-assigns XLSM file extension<\/li>\n<li>Available for Office 2007 and 2010<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free Evaluation copy:<\/strong> performs single file conversions only<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifetime\u00a0License &#8211; 1 user:<\/strong> $19.95<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.softinterface.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Softinterface, Inc.\u00a0<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softinterface.com\/Convert-XLS\/Convert-XLS.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Convert XLS<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical interface and language<\/li>\n<li>(&#8220;Command Line Prompts &amp; Specify Conversion Jobs\/Tasks&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free Trial<\/strong>: $0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifetime License &#8211; 1 user:<\/strong> $499.95US<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>So why would you want to convert all your files?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some key benefits of the\u00a0Open XML Formats are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smaller files<\/li>\n<li>Recover more data from damaged\/corrupted files<\/li>\n<li>Allow for hidden data<\/li>\n<li>Easily identify files containing Macros<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with a variety of databases, applications and web-based applications (Office Web Apps, Open Office)<\/li>\n<li>Easily add, identify, and extract specific pieces of business data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Microsoft does an excellent job of succinctly explaining the <a href=\"http:\/\/office.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/help\/introduction-to-new-file-name-extensions-HA010006935.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">benefits of Open XML Formats<\/a> here including<\/p>\n<p>===<\/p>\n<p>An <em>interesting twist<\/em> in resolving this issue arose when I decided to satisfy my curiosity and enquire why\u00a0the client\u00a0wanted to convert all their files. <em><strong>What\u00a0were they\u00a0actually trying to solve here? <\/strong><\/em>Turns out the real issue was that 1,400 hyperlinks\u00a0stored in a single Excel file were no longer working, and instead the following error message would pop up: &#8220;cannot open this specified file&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A client\u00a0called today to ask: is there an easy way to convert multiple Excel files to the new file format at once (xlsx &gt; xls). 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