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Summary
Name	Microsoft Symbolic Link (SYLK) File
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: x-fmt/106
Family
Classification
Disclosure
Description	The SYLK (SYmbolic LinK) file format is a ASCII format used to exchange information between versions of Multiplan and spreadsheets such as Excel.
Orientation	Text
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	02 Aug 2005
Source description	11/2023 (v.115)- description updated, internal signature max offset values changed from null to 0 and EOF signature modified to accommodate for different operating systems. Submitted by Brigham Young University as part of PRONOM Research Week.
Last updated	14 Nov 2023
Note	http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/SYLK http://netghost.narod.ru/gff/graphics/summary/micsylk.htm