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 '''This is the most important information you have to keep in mind when you have to work with "Excel" files.'''
-* .xls - is the outdated default binary file format from <= Office 2003 - '''avoid this format!'''
+* .xls - is an outdated default binary file format from <= Office 2003 - '''try to avoid this format!'''
-* .xlsx - is the new default file format since Office 2007. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OOXML It consists of xml files which are stored in a .zip container.] - '''always save or convert in this format!'''
+* .xlsx - is the new default file format since Office 2007. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OOXML It consists of xml files stored in a .zip container.] - '''always save in or convert to this format!'''
 ** The ''(new)'' OCT interface can read ''(since version 1.2.5)'' and write ''(since version 2.2.0)'' .xlsx files dependency-free! No need of MS Windows+Office nor Java.
-* blame your operating system for hiding the file extension!
+* Windows is notorious for hiding "known" file extensions. However in Windows Explorer it is easy to change this and have Windows show all file extensions.
 ==== different interfaces ====