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Spreadsheet Project - Filter Test Documents

Spreadsheet File Formats Overview

File Format	Extensions	Note	Created with
BIFF2	.xls	Binary format used by MS Excel 2.x	MS Excel 3.0a German
BIFF3	.xls	Binary format used by MS Excel 3.0	MS Excel 3.0a German
BIFF4	.xls	Binary format for worksheets used by MS Excel 4.0	MS Excel 4.0 German
BIFF4W	.xlw	Binary format for workbooks used by MS Excel 4.0	MS Excel 4.0 German
BIFF5	.xls	Binary format used by MS Excel 5.0 and 95	MS Excel 95 (MS Excel 7.0)
BIFF8(11)	.xls	Binary format used by MS Excel 97, 2000, XP, and 2003	MS Excel 2003 (MS Excel 11.0)
BIFF12(11)	.xlsb	Binary format written by the XML plugin of MS Excel 2003	MS Excel 2003 (MS Excel 11.0)
XML(11)	.xlsx, .xlsm	XML format written by the XML plugin of MS Excel 2003	MS Excel 2003 (MS Excel 11.0)
BIFF8(12)	.xls	BIFF8 binary format written by MS Excel 2007	MS Excel 2007 (MS Excel 12.0)
BIFF12(12)	.xlsb	Binary format used by MS Excel 2007	MS Excel 2007 (MS Excel 12.0)
XML(12)	.xlsx, .xlsm	XML format used by MS Excel 2007	MS Excel 2007 (MS Excel 12.0)

Spreadsheet Test Documents

Cell Contents
These documents contain basic cell contents (numbers, texts, error codes, formulas).
BIFF2	BIFF3	BIFF4	n/a	BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain cells with data validation settings.
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
Cell Formatting
These documents contain formatted cells and cell styles.
BIFF2	BIFF3	n/a	BIFF4W	BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain all available built-in number formats.
										XML(12)
These documents contain cells with conditional formatting.
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
Formulas, Functions, Defined Names
These documents contain formulas (cell formulas, array formulas, shared formulas, table operations, functions).
BIFF2	BIFF3	n/a	BIFF4W	BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)	ODS
These documents contain defined names (local and global names, built-in names).
		n/a		BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain tests for specific sheet functions.
- CONVERT_ADD					BIFF8(11)
External Links, Hyperlinks
The target documents for external links and hyperlinks: targets.zip (contains a _README.TXT file)
These documents contain formula links to external documents.
BIFF2	BIFF3	n/a	BIFF4W	BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain hyperlinks.
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
Document Settings
These documents are write-protected with the password "Password".
n/a	BIFF3	BIFF4	BIFF4W	BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
Sheet Types and Settings
These documents contain different types of sheets (worksheets, chart sheets, macro sheets, ...).
		n/a	BIFF4W	BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain page and print settings on different sheets.
		n/a		BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain view settings on different sheets.
		n/a		BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain protection settings on different sheets.
				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
Scenarios
These documents contain scenarios (what-if analysis).
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
Pivot Tables
The target documents for pivot tables with external data source: pivottargets.zip
These documents contain pivot tables based on various source data.
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain pivot tables with different layouts.
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain pivot tables with field grouping settings.
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
Drawing Layer
These documents contain various drawing objects.
n/a	BIFF3	n/a	BIFF4W	BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	BIFF12(11)	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain cell notes (comments).
								BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain picture links and externally linked objects (OLE objects).
n/a	BIFF3	n/a	BIFF4W	BIFF5				BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain form controls embedded in sheets (BIFF3/BIFF4 buttons are contained in drawing layer test documents).
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	BIFF5				BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
These documents contain form controls with embedded bitmaps and mouse pointer settings.
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a				BIFF8(12)	BIFF12(12)	XML(12)
Chart Types
These documents contain samples of different chart types.
- Bar/column charts				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Area charts				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Line/stock charts				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Scatter/bubble charts				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Radar charts				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Pie/doughnut charts				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Surface charts				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
Chart Settings and Formatting
These documents contain charts with various changed chart elements.
- Data series, labels				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Axis formatting, gridlines				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Axis scaling settings				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Title, axis titles, legend				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Missing and hidden points				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- 3D view settings				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Styles and formatting				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Bitmap fill formatting				n/a	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Object positioning				n/a	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)
- Embedded drawing shapes				BIFF5	BIFF8(11)	n/a	XML(11)	BIFF8(12)	n/a	XML(12)