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Summary
Name	Microsoft Excel Macro
Version	4.0
Other names
Identifiers	MIME: application/vnd.ms-excel PUID: x-fmt/123
Family
Classification	Spreadsheet
Disclosure
Description	XLM is an old format for Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with macros. It has been superseded by XLSM, a new XML-based format. The new macro format is based on Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), but the old format was different. The old format was used through Excel 4.0, but discontinued in 5.0, and is not supported in later versions.
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	04/2024 (v.118)- Signature added, internally researched.
Last updated	23 Apr 2024
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