While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the XLM file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the XLM file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the XLM file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the XLM file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
| File type | Microsoft Excel Macro Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the XLM extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the XLM file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the XLM file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your XLM file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the XLM file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the XLM file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the XLM file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the XLM file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the XLM file is infected.
| XLS_ | Microsoft Excel For Mac Spreadsheet |
| XLDB | AQUA Data |
| XLSENX | Egis Encrypted Excel XLS |
| XLG | AutoCAD External Reference Log |
| XLF | XLIFF Document Format |
| XLT | Microsoft Excel 97 To 2003 Workbook Template Format |
| XLMX | Microsoft Excel Macro-enabled Spreadsheet |
| XLO | Autodesk Inventor Export Journal |
| XLA8 | Microsoft Excel 98 For Mac Add-in |
| XLTM | Microsoft Excel 2007/2010 Open XML Macro-enabled Workbook Template Format |
