Import Microsoft Excel files

Understand how to import Microsoft Excel files (XLS and XSLX) into Adobe FrameMaker.

You can import Microsoft Excel documents with XLS or XSLX extensions into FrameMaker documents.

If you saved your Microsoft Excel document in the Excel 97-2003 Workbook format, you can import it using the Microsoft Excel or the Microsoft Excel 2016 filter. However, if you want to import a Microsoft Excel 2016 document, you must use the Microsoft Excel 2016 filter.

1. Click where you want to insert the file, and choose File > Import > File.

2. Specify the file you want to import, select Import by Reference or Copy Into Document option, and click Import.

   Depending on the document you are importing, the Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Excel 2016 filter is selected in the Unknown File Type dialog box.

3. Click Convert. The Import Text Flow By Copy or the Import Text Flow By Reference dialog box appears.

4. In the Flow To Import area, select Body Page Flow or Reference Page Flow.

5. In the Formatting Of Imported Flow area, select one of these options:

   • To select the Remove Manual Page Breaks option and the Other Format Overrides option, click Reformat Using Current Document's Formats.

   • To convert the imported content to plain text and then insert it in the document, click Reformat As Plain Text.

   • To retain the imported content in its original format and then insert it in the document, click Retain Source's Formatting.

6. In the Import Text Flow By Reference dialog box, select one of the following options displayed in the Updating Of Imported Flow area:

   • To update the imported flow area automatically, click Automatic.

   • To update the imported flow area manually, click Manual.

7. Click Import.