As all but the de-facto program for spreadsheets, Excel is indeed here to stay. That’s not always been the case, however, as the early days of computing relied heavily on the Lotus 1-2-3 platform for spreadsheets. If you’ve got some Lotus files that you’re looking to work on, you’ll need to convert them accordingly. Lotus 1-2-3 File Converter is a custom utility that will deal with that process for you.
The program offers users an easy means to convert one or more files bearing proprietary Lotus formats like .wks, .wk1 through 4, and .123, and make them compatible with modern solutions like PDF and spreadsheet utilities.
Makes Lotus files compatible with modern software
If you’re looking into Lotus files conversion operations, chances are that you’ve got certain legacy spreadsheet data that you’re looking to port over to use on a modern machine. This utility should make this easy for you, as all you need to do is point it to the respective data.
As mentioned before, the program supports the full Lotus 1-2-3 format family, making for a straightforward process. You can convert multiple files at once just as well as you can individual ones, with the option to convert them into a format of your choosing.
The main formats to take note of are XLSX and PDF, but you can also convert files into .HTML, .CSV, and .MD. You can also opt to convert files in multiple of these formats at once, which is a good quality-of-life feature of the program.
Data is retained and usable on modern software
It takes only a bit of time for conversions to be dealt with, so you’ll be able to view and work on your files without much delay but allow some additional time if you’re converting into multiple formats at once. To that end, I should mention that all data was retained successfully upon conversion.
In case you’re converting in bulk, you might want to set up a custom naming convention by inputting a filename pattern within the app, which ought to make organizing those files easier after the fact.