TUTORIAL 3a
DATA MIGRATION
This tutorial is about data migration and describe ways to import/export text files.
Text files can be comma separated (.csv) or tab separated (.txt)
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explanation.
Import: To import text files, execute the following steps
1. On the File tab, click Open.
2. Click Browse.
3. Select Text Files from the drop-down list.
4a. To import a .csv file, select the Microsoft Excel Comma Separated Values File and click
Open.
4b. To import a .txt file, select the Text Document and click Open. Excel launches the Text Import
Wizard.
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5. Choose Delimited and click Next.
6. Clear all the check boxes under Delimiters except for the Tab check box and click Next.
7. Click Finish.
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Result:
Export: To export text files, execute the following steps
1. Open an Excel file.
2. On the File tab, click Save As.
3. Click Browse.
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4. Select Text (Tab delimited) or CSV (Comma delimited) from the drop-down list.
5. Click Save.
Result. A .csv file (comma separated) or a .txt file (tab separated).