There is a little known format that MS Excel can read and write -- it is
called SYLK. (see "save as" in Excel). Like CSV, it is text based, but
unlike CSV, it allows to specify as a cell contents not just numeric or text
data, but also formula, and formatting. It also allows to group cells
together.
If closest possible export of grid content in excel is desired then this
format is one of the options.
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