How to Create a Comma Delimited File From WordPad
The creation or modification of comma-delimited (or comma-separated) files is most often associated with complex spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice Calc and Google Docs. But simple, freely available programs like Microsoft's WordPad and Notepad can be used to achieve similar results. In fact, creating a simple comma-delimited file with WordPad and Notepad involves just a few simple steps and takes only minutes.
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Instructions
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Click the Windows "Start" button, then "Programs," "Accessories," and finally "WordPad" to launch WordPad. Copy the following sample data, then paste it on the first line of a new document:
1, 2, , 4, 5
2, 4, 6, 8, 10
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Click "File" in the menu bar located at the top of the screen, then select "Save." Enter "sample.txt" in the "File Name" field. Then click the drop-down menu item reading "Rich Text Format (RTF)" and select the "Text Document" option. Click "Save." WordPad warns you that saving the document in a text-only format will remove all formatting. This is what you want, so click "Yes." Close WordPad.
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Click the Windows "Start" button, then "Programs," "Accessories," and finally "Notepad" to launch Notepad. Click "File" in the menu bar located at the top of the screen, then select "Open." Locate the sample.txt file you created in the previous step and double-click its icon to open it.
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Click "File" in the menu bar located at the top of the screen, then select "Save As." Enter "sample.csv" in the "File Name" field. Then click the drop-down menu item reading "Text Documents (*.txt)" and select the "All Files" option. Click "Save." You now have a comma-delimited file, saved in comma-separated values (CSV) format.
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