To open an xml file in excel open excel.
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Select file. Then click on open.
![select file > open select file > open](https://howtech.tv/wp-content/images/001785/02.jpg)
Navigate to the xml file you’d like to open. Select it and click open.
![choose xml fil and click Open choose xml fil and click Open](https://howtech.tv/wp-content/images/001785/03.jpg)
Excel will then open your xml file. Depending on the version of excel you’re using you may lose certain functionalities when saving and opening in the xml format.
![XML file will open in excel as a spreadsheet XML file will open in excel as a spreadsheet](https://howtech.tv/wp-content/images/001785/04.jpg)