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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T03:18:54+00:00 2026-05-15T03:18:54+00:00

I want excel files on a website to open in Excel when clicked, not

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I want excel files on a website to open in Excel when clicked, not get saved on desktop, or get opened embedded in a browser etc. Now obviously it all depends on how everything is configured for each user, but what’s the best Content-Type and other settings to achieve just that most of the time?

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    2026-05-15T03:18:54+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 3:18 am

    For BIFF .xls files

    application/vnd.ms-excel
    

    For Excel2007 and above .xlsx files

    application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
    
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