How to Read the Data From an Excel Sheet Using VB Macros Coding. Excel sheets read data in cells using cell references, which are the addresses that identify each cell.

XLS files are spreadsheet files created by Microsoft Office Excel. An Excel spreadsheet can contain anything from images and plain text to graphs and tables and can be opened using Excel.

CSV files are most commonly encountered in spreadsheets and databases. You can use a CSV file to move data between programs that aren't ordinarily able to exchange data.