How to Convert Notepad to Excel

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This wikiHow teaches you how to convert a Notepad (.txt) file to a Microsoft Excel document (.xlsx) in Windows 10.

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    A quick way to do this is to type excel into the Windows search bar and click Microsoft Excel.
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    It’s at the top-left corner of Excel.
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    Select the text file you want to convert and click Open . This opens the Text Import Wizard.
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    In the ″Original data type″ section, select Delimited (if the text file contains data separated by commas, tabs, or some other method), or Fixed width (if the data is aligned in columns with spaces between each field).
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    • If you chose Delimited on the previous screen, check the box next to the symbol (or ″Space″ if it’s separated by a space) used to separate the data fields.
    • If you selected Fixed width on the previous screen, follow the on-screen instructions to arrange your data properly.
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    Choose the option under ″Column data format″ that best describes the data in the columns (e.g. Text , Date ).
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    The ″Save As″ window will appear.
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    It’s at the bottom of the window.
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    The Notepad text file is now saved as an Excel workbook.
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      1. Open Excel .
      2. Open the text file.
      3. Select deliminators or field width.
      4. Select the column data format.
      5. Save the file in the .xlsx format.

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