.RELS File Extension

Are you having difficulty opening a file that ends with .RELS? Such files can be executed only by certain programs. If you cannot open the .RELS file, it can be due to the following reasons: either you do not have an appropriate program to open it, or your file association is corrupted. For more information about this extension, please read the article below.

What is a .RELS file?

.RELS file belongs to the category of Page Layout Files used in operating systems such as Windows 11, 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

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Developer: Microsoft

File Type: Open Office XML Relationships File

Category: Page Layout Files

Format: XML

.RELS file is associated with Open Office XML Relationships File developed by Microsoft, has a XML Format and belongs to Page Layout Files category.

A file with a RELS extension is associated with an Open Office XML Relationships File developed by Microsoft. This file type is categorized as a Page Layout File and is saved in XML format.

It is a metadata file stored within Microsoft Office Open XML documents, such as DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX files. RELS files contain essential information, XML specifications, about how the parts of different Microsoft Office documents fit together.

Thanks to these files, various Microsoft Office applications can have the information in one file to be used in another. Important to mention that this file type can only be compatible with the recent versions of the Microsoft Office applications supporting Open Office XML documents

Additional information

To open a file with a RELS extension, you can use Microsoft Office applications, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. These tools are available for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

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