Converting A .txt File To .csv

To convert a .txt file into a .csv file, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the .txt file and select "Open with" > "Excel".
  2. In Excel, highlight the first column that contains all the data.
  3. In the toolbar at the top, click the "Data" tab.
  4. Select "Text to Columns" from the Data Tools group.
  5. In the Convert Text to Columns Wizard, choose "Delimited" as the file type, then click "Next".
  6. Determine the delimiter separating the data (commas are very common in .txt files), select the appropriate option, then click "Next".
  7. Click "Finish" to complete the conversion.
  8. In the top-left corner, click "File" > "Save As".
  9. In the "Save As" dialog, select "Comma Separated Values (.csv)" from the "Save as type" dropdown, then click "Save".

This step-by-step guide provides clear, detailed instructions to efficiently convert a .txt file into a .csv file using Microsoft Excel. The language is professional and the format is easy to follow for users needing to perform this common data conversion task.