.SLK File

The slk file extension is associated with Microsoft Office (mostly Microsoft Excel).

The SYLK stands for a Symbolic Link, which is a Microsoft proprietary file format typically used to exchange data between applications, specifically spreadsheets. SYLK files conventionally have an slk file extension.

From within a spreadsheet data can be exported in the SYLK format. Comprised of only ASCII characters, it is easily created and processed by other applications, such as databases.

Microsoft does not publish a full SYLK specification. Variants of the format are supported by Multiplan, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Works, OpenOffice.org, and Gnumeric.

An slk file extension is related to the Microsoft Symbolic Link, a data exchange file format (typically spreadsheets) used by various applications developed by Microsoft, but also supported by others.

How to open:

Use Microsoft Office apps or other software office suites like OpenOffice.org.Occasionally, because the files are entirely in ANSI characters they can be opened with plain-text editors.

How to convert:

Open the file in suggested software and save in other file format supported by your application.