Working with XML Files

Excel can open, import, and export XML data in any structure. To open a list that has been saved in XML, click File, Open—just as you would to open an ordinary Excel workbook. With the Open dialog box set to display all Excel files, your XML files are included. But if you have trouble finding the file you want (because of all the other Excel files in the same folder), select XML Files in the list beside the File Name box.

When you open your file, Excel presents the Open XML dialog box, shown in Figure 24-9.

When you open an XML data file, Excel presents this dialog box. Choose the first option to open all elements of the XML structure or the third option to work only with particular elements.

Figure 24-9. When you open an XML data file, Excel presents this dialog box. Choose the first option to open all elements ...

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