File extension ODS is most usually associated with an OpenDocument Format spreadsheet, classically created in either OpenOffice.org or StarOffice Calc. Though less general, the ODS file extension may also indicate a Microsoft Outlook Express 5 mailbox which is used to store saved E-Mails. This type of ODS file is alike to the more common DBX file format as worn by other versions of Outlook Express.

File Extension ODS spreadsheets files carry assemblage stored in the XML-based OpenDocument dissever an open source format intentional to portion the faultless reverse of files between variant applications. Like similar spreadsheet record formats such as XLS or WKS, ODS files hold data stored in rows and columns. Being collection items stored in cells can be uniquely referenced using the proprietor of the column and assort of the row it is stored in, thus sharing a cell compose specified as B5 or F2. File Extension ODS primarily comprise quantitative collection which can be perform to perform calculations using formulas, or to create charts and graphs which update dynamically to emit changes to the seed data. File Extension ODS which relate to Microsoft Outlook Express store the E-Mail contents of a user’s mailbox. Only Outlook Express 5 uses the ODS file extension – Other versions use DBX, though both formats store mailbox data in a similar way.

ODS spreadsheets can be open using any OpenDocument compatible application, and are aboriginal to both OpenOffice.org Calc and StarOffice Calc, though can also be open using Microsoft Excel with the OpenXML/ODF translator add-in. OpenOffice.org is a unhampered open-source suite of applications and is addressable on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. ODS files relating to Microsoft Look Denote can only be open using version 5.