If Excel does not convert a column of data to the format that you want, you can convert the data after you import it. Optionally, click Properties to set refresh, formatting, and layout options for the imported data.Įxcel puts the external data range in the location that you specify. To return the data to the upper-left corner of a new worksheet, click New worksheet. To return the data to the location that you selected, click Existing worksheet. Under Where do you want to put the data?, do one of the following: In the Import Data dialog box, do the following: When you are done with the steps in the wizard, click Finish to complete the import operation. Click Help on any page of the Text Import Wizard for more information about using the wizard. On the Data tab, in the Get External Data group, click From Text.įollow the instructions in the Text Import Wizard. In the Save As dialog box, under Save as type box, choose the text file format for the worksheet for example, click Text (Tab delimited) or CSV (Comma delimited).Ĭlick the cell where you want to put the data from the text file. You can convert an Excel worksheet to a text file by using the Save As command.

For more information, see Convert numbers stored as text to numbers and Convert dates stored as text to dates. If Excel doesn't convert a particular column of data to the format that you want, then you can convert the data after you import it. Select Transform Data if you want to load the data to Power Query, and edit it before bringing it to Excel. You also have the choice of adding your data to the Data Model.

Select Load if you want to load the data directly to a new worksheet.Īlternatively, select Load to if you want to load the data to a table, PivotTable/PivotChart, an existing/new Excel worksheet, or simply create a connection. In the preview dialog box, you have several options: In the Import Data dialog box, locate and double-click the text file that you want to import, and click Import. On the Data tab, in the Get & Transform Data group, click From Text/CSV. You can import data from a text file into an existing worksheet. Import a text file by connecting to it (Power Query)

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