Changing .xlr files

Patty Tracey 0

There was a video I found to open excel. Select browse and the file you want to change…

excel wasn’t an option. Word was…I tried different things to no avail.

I have several to change. All my recipes etc.

but, I wanted to do one at first to see if it worked.

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Horace Wiggins 535 Reputation points

2026-10-04T15:41:16.4966667+00:00

Look at this and see if it helps.

https://fileinfo.com/extension/xlr

If you open the file are you able to see if you have a choice to use, Save as?
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Patty Tracey 0 Reputation points

2026-10-05T01:14:07.27+00:00

Unfortunately not! So frustrating….these are files I’ve made through many years of all my recipes.

At least 200 plus.

I’m 72yrs and widowed. Don’t cook much at all like I did. My daughter in law wants them…

I had no idea this all changed.

I use excel for my bills etc…it’s all fairly recent…they’re fine.

Now, I thought about my Word document from the past.

I’m in bed now…I will look at the link you sent. I really appreciate you responding.

Thank you. I’ll let you know if link helps.

Patty Tracey 0 Reputation points

2026-10-05T01:17:49.79+00:00

FYI I owned a restaurant and had my own creations I made plus other recipes from different chefs I knew…

Just always they would be there. Lesson learned!
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GTS-NJ 1,000 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-10-03T20:37:56.92+00:00

I don't really know but some research suggests

https://www.zamzar.com/convert/xlr-to-xls/

Free use is limitedto Files up to 50 MB.
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Patty Tracey 0 Reputation points

2026-10-04T15:22:26.8966667+00:00

Thank you so much…will research!
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GTS-NJ 1,000 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-10-01T20:49:52.3266667+00:00

An .XLR file is a Microsoft Works Spreadsheet file. This is not compatile with Excel. (Excel spreadsheets use .xls or .xlxs extensions).

There are some online file converters you might look into if needed.
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Patty Tracey 0 Reputation points

2026-10-02T21:28:53.19+00:00

Thank you for your response. Could you recommend a specific converter?

I’m not very knowledgeable about this.

Thank you again…Patty
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