Excel Document Sample Files
Microsoft Excel documents are spreadsheets that can contain formatted numbers, word, formulas, graphs and charts. They are usually spread across multiple 'sheets', and are commonly used for financial forecasting and budgeting. Microsoft Excel documents are either .xls or .xlsx files, although Excel can actually open lots of other file types, including CSV files. Have a look at our sample Excel files below, and use them in any way you want.
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| File | File type | File size | Generator | Mime type | Download example file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel Document Example File Download | XLSX Excel Document | 10 KB | Microsoft Excel | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | Download example file |
| Microsoft Excel Document (100 rows) Example File Download | XLSX Excel Document | 11 KB | Microsoft Excel | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | Download example file |
| Microsoft Excel Document (1000 rows) Example File Download | XLSX Excel Document | 22 KB | Microsoft Excel | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | Download example file |
| Microsoft Excel Document Example File Download | XLS Excel Document | 31 KB | Microsoft Excel | application/vnd.ms-excel | Download example file |
| Microsoft Excel Document (100 rows) Example File Download | XLS Excel Document | 37 KB | Microsoft Excel | application/vnd.ms-excel | Download example file |
| Microsoft Excel Document (1000 rows) Example File Download | XLS Excel Document | 88 KB | Microsoft Excel | application/vnd.ms-excel | Download example file |
| XLSX Sample - With Formulas | XLSX | 7 KB | PhpSpreadsheet | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | Download example file |
| XLSX Sample - Multiple Sheets | XLSX | 9 KB | PhpSpreadsheet | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | Download example file |
| XLSX Sample - Pivot-Ready Data | XLSX | 38 KB | PhpSpreadsheet | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | Download example file |
| XLSX Sample - Formatted | XLSX | 8 KB | PhpSpreadsheet | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | Download example file |
| XLSX Sample - 10,000 Rows | XLSX | 516 KB | PhpSpreadsheet | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | Download example file |
What is an Excel file?
Excel files are spreadsheets created by Microsoft Excel. The modern .xlsx format is Office Open XML; the older .xls format is a legacy binary format. Spreadsheets store tabular data along with formulas, formatting and multiple sheets, and they are the standard tool for calculations and reporting.
How these sample Excel files were made
The XLSX files are built with the PhpSpreadsheet library. The set covers the features that matter most when testing spreadsheet tooling: a workbook with SUM and AVERAGE formulas, one with three linked sheets, a 1,000-row pivot-ready dataset, a formatted workbook with currency and percentage number formats and frozen panes, and a large 10,000-row dataset. Legacy .xls variants are also available in the table above.
Technical details
An .xlsx file is a zipped set of XML parts describing cells, formulas, styles and sheets. The 10,000-row file is deliberately large so you can test performance and memory handling; the pivot-ready file is a clean flat dataset suitable for building a pivot table.
Common uses
Use these files to test spreadsheet import and export, formula evaluation, multi-sheet handling, number formatting, pivot tables, and performance with a large dataset.