Difference between revisions of "Spreadsheets"

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==Preservation Format==
 
==Preservation Format==
Open Document Format
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Original format
  
 
==Access Format==
 
==Access Format==
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==Normalization tool==
 
==Normalization tool==
Unoconv/OpenOffice Calc
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None
  
 
==Comments==
 
==Comments==
More testing needs to be done to confirm that normalized files retain acceptable level of functionality.
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*XLS is still a ubiquitous and well-supported format, and tests have shown that there can be formatting and functionality loss when converting to Open Document Format using OpenOffice.org.
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*ODS, the OpenOffice spreadsheet format, is an Open Document Format.
  
 
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Revision as of 12:01, 27 October 2011

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Significant characteristics of spreadsheets

Preservation Format

Original format

Access Format

Original format

Normalization tool

None

Comments

  • XLS is still a ubiquitous and well-supported format, and tests have shown that there can be formatting and functionality loss when converting to Open Document Format using OpenOffice.org.
  • ODS, the OpenOffice spreadsheet format, is an Open Document Format.