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How do I open an ODF spreadsheet in Numbers?

I have hundreds of ODF spreadsheets that I created and use in LibreOffice (open source). I want convert them all to Numbers spreadsheets so that I use these spreadsheets on all my devices.


Is there a way to do this?


Thank you,

Don

iMac 27″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Feb 16, 2022 6:13 PM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2022 7:34 PM

Open them in LibreOffice and save as .xlsx (Excel) Then just open the .xlsx files from Numbers (File > Open and navigate to the file).


You will probably find that not all features import into Numbers perfectly, and you will want to modify the documents.


The Numbers design philosophy is different, often multiple smaller tables on a sheet rather than one big grid of cells. Check out the templates at File > New in your menu for good examples of Numbers document design.


SG




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Feb 16, 2022 7:34 PM in response to DonLeckie

Open them in LibreOffice and save as .xlsx (Excel) Then just open the .xlsx files from Numbers (File > Open and navigate to the file).


You will probably find that not all features import into Numbers perfectly, and you will want to modify the documents.


The Numbers design philosophy is different, often multiple smaller tables on a sheet rather than one big grid of cells. Check out the templates at File > New in your menu for good examples of Numbers document design.


SG




How do I open an ODF spreadsheet in Numbers?

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