Comments on: How To Convert Delimited Text Files To Excel Spreadsheets http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-delimited-text-files-into-excel-spreadsheets/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: Stu http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-delimited-text-files-into-excel-spreadsheets/#comment-431899 Stu Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:30:05 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=28495#comment-431899 Saikat,

Periodically, I have to open several delimited .txt files in Excel. They all have the same columns. Some of the columns contain codes with leading zeroes. If I leave the column data type as the default, General, the leading zeroes are dropped.

I have to go through your step 6 when opening each file and set the data type to Text.

Is there a template or something in which I can pre-define each column’s data type and avoid all that manual effort?

]]> By: FunDreamz http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-delimited-text-files-into-excel-spreadsheets/#comment-417882 FunDreamz Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:59:16 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=28495#comment-417882 @Chris
You have suggested the best and the shortest route. Rename file to .csv, open with excel and then save as a normal excel file. Your original .csv file remains intact for future use, if required and you have brand-new spreadsheet with data already converted.

]]> By: Chris http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-convert-delimited-text-files-into-excel-spreadsheets/#comment-417721 Chris Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:16:08 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=28495#comment-417721 If the file is comma delimited, all one needs to do is change the suffix to .csv and then excel or just about any decent spreadsheet will open it automatically.

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