icXL - View and convert xls, xlsx and cwk files to a format you can read

icXL is a program for viewing and using files saved in the new Excel 2007 default format, xlsx, in the legacy Excel 97-2003 format, xls or in the AppleWorks/ClarisWorks spreadsheet format cwk.

icXL will display the the original Excel spreadsheet's entire contents including multiple worksheets. It is a "text only" readable solution, as it shows the value of the cells with the proper formatting but does not allow changing the content of the cells and gives only the results of the formulas but not the formulas themselves.

icXL allows scaling, word search and navigation with jumpmarks. It opens the following formats: Microsoft Excel 95, Microsoft Excel 97 to 2003, Microsoft Excel 2007, AppleWorks/ClarisWorks 5, AppleWorks 6, Text (csv or tsv). It converts to: AppleWorks 5, AppleWorks 6, Microsoft Excel XML format, Text (csv or tsv) and RTF.

Without buying and installing Microsoft Excel, icXL enables any Mac user to:
￭ Gain access to Microsoft Excel files (PC or Mac created)
￭ View downloaded Excel files from the Internet
￭ Open email attachments from PC users
￭ View on screen and print Excel spreadsheets with their original formatting preserved

Here are some key features of "icXL":

Dynamic viewing lets you
￭ Scale from 25% to 400%
￭ Search for words in text
￭ Navigate with Jumpmarks
￭ Customize font matching
￭ Turn warnings on/off
￭ Resize any column or row

Open all these formats
￭ Microsoft Excel 95
￭ Microsoft Excel 97 to 2003
￭ Microsoft Excel 2007 format (xslx)
￭ Microsoft Excel XML format (MS XML-SS)
￭ AppleWorks 6
￭ AppleWorks 5 (ClarisWorks 5)
￭ Text (csv, tsv)

Convert to: (the entire spreadsheet or selected areas)
￭ AppleWorks 5
￭ AppleWorks 6
￭ Microsoft Excel XML format
￭ Text (csv, tsv)
￭ RTF

￭ We help you keep your Mac virus-free!
When a virus is hidden within an Excel spreadsheet, it is activated via a macro (a series of commands that automate tasks) embedded in the document. Since icXL does not execute any macros, you may use icXL without fear of infection, even if the original Excel spreadsheet contains a virus.

￭ Navigate with Jumpmarks
Jumpmarks are are cells or cell areas which were explicitly referenced by name in the original Excel document. icXL creates Jumpmarks automatically to help you navigate your document more quickly and efficiently.

￭ Customize font matching
icXL has a sophisticated font matching mechanism that displays the font closest to the one used in the original Excel document. You can easily customize the font substitution mechanism in order to improve screen viewing and to facilitate exporting the text to other applications.


Limitations:

￭ The demo version of icXL converts only a portion of the original spreadsheet file. The last row of the converted file indicates that the conversion is partial and mentioned that some rows are missing.