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<a name="csv_files"></a>Opening and Saving Text CSV Files
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<p id="par_idN10880" class="paragraph">Comma Separated Values (CSV) is a text file format that you can use to exchange data from a database or a spreadsheet between applications. Each line in a Text CSV file represents a record in the database, or a row in a spreadsheet. Each field in a database record or cell in a spreadsheet row is usually separated by a comma. However, you can use other characters to delimit a field, such as a tabulator character.</p>
<p id="par_idN10886" class="paragraph">If the field or cell contains a comma, the field or cell <span class="emph">must</span> be enclosed by single quotes (') or double quotes (").</p>
<h2 itemprop="articleSection" id="par_idN10890">To Open a Text CSV File in Calc</h2>
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<p id="par_idN10897" class="listitem">Choose <span class="menuitem">File - Open</span>.</p>
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<p id="par_idN1089F" class="listitem">Locate the CSV file that you want to open.</p>
<p id="par_idN108A2" class="listitem">If the file has a *.csv extension, select the file.</p>
<p id="par_idN108A5" class="listitem">If the CSV file has another extension, select the file, and then select "Text CSV" in the <span class="menuitem">File type</span> box</p>
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<p id="par_idN1082D" class="listitem">Click <span class="menuitem">Open</span>.</p>
<p id="par_idN10834" class="listitem">The <span class="menuitem">Text Import</span> dialog opens.</p>
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<p id="par_idN108B1" class="listitem">Specify the options to divide the text in the file into columns.</p>
<p id="par_idN108BB" class="listitem">You can preview the layout of the imported data at the bottom of the <span class="menuitem">Text Import</span> dialog. </p>
<p id="par_id8444166" class="listitem">Right-click a column in the preview to set the format or to hide the column.</p>
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<h2 itemprop="articleSection" id="par_idN108FA">To Save a Sheet as a Text CSV File</h2>
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<p id="par_idN10915" class="listitem">In the <span class="menuitem">File name</span> box, enter a name for the file.</p>
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<p id="par_idN1090D" class="listitem">In the <span class="menuitem">File type</span> box, select "Text CSV".</p>
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<p id="par_idN107DD" class="listitem">(Optional) Set the field options for the Text CSV file.</p>
<p id="par_idN1091C" class="listitem">Select <span class="menuitem">Edit filter settings</span>.</p>
<p id="par_idN107ED" class="listitem">In the <span class="menuitem">Export of text files</span> dialog, select the options that you want.</p>
<p id="par_idN107F4" class="listitem">Click <span class="menuitem">OK</span>.</p>
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