.XLA

📌 An .XLA file standard is comprehended as a custom add-in utilized by Microsoft Excel, a most widely exploited spreadsheet package integrated into the Microsoft Office software bundle. The .XLA modules are normally applied to add miscellaneous features, abilities and commands to Excel shell. Some of the .XLA file entries are designed by Microsoft enterprise, while others are built by Excel user community and third-party developers. As long as different users employ Excel for diverse, individual and corporate tasks and aims, Microsoft grants users a chance to add auxiliary options to the Excel environment. In order to enable these capabilities, users are suggested to pre-install and open an Excel add-in, which is handled and processed in an .XLA definition. Some of the .XLA entries, such as the Analysis and Solver ToolPak add-ins, come pre-bundled and packaged into an original suite distributive.

How to open an .XLA file?

📌 .XLA file samples can be effortlessly opened up, reviewed and adjusted by Microsoft Excel desktop app and Excel 365 cloud web-service. In order to gain a chance to explore the .XLA file item contents, users are required to activate the Solver and Analysis ToolPak modules, natively preconfigured with a native installation file package. In order to implement this particular .XLA add-in module:

• navigate to File -> Options -> Add-Ins item within Excel primary menu
• after opening up the Manage window, pick Excel Add-ins -> Go icon on the screen
• after that, in the Add-ins available form, choose the desirable add-ins you wish to enable
• click OK to confirm and apply the changes.

Excel users are offered an opportunity to install complementary add-ins by pre-downloading or creating their personal, custom .XLA file samples and then manually adding those files to the spreadsheet UI.