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Thumbs up Answer: excel save as csv - force text qualifier on every text field

Sure, I can definitely help you with that!

Here are the steps to force text qualifier on every text field when saving an Excel file as CSV:
  1. Open your Excel file and select the data range that you want to save as CSV.
  2. Click on the "File" tab and select "Save As".
  3. In the "Save As" dialog box, choose "CSV (Comma delimited)" from the "Save as type" dropdown menu.
  4. Click on the "Tools" dropdown button and select "Web Options".
  5. In the "Web Options" dialog box, select the "Encoding" tab.
  6. Under "Save this document as", select "Unicode (UTF-8)".
  7. Click on the "Edit" button next to "Encoding" and select "Unicode (UTF-8)" again.
  8. Click on the "OK" button to close the "Web Options" dialog box.
  9. In the "Save As" dialog box, click on the "Save" button to save your file as CSV.

By following these steps, every text field in your Excel file will be enclosed with double quotes when saved as CSV, regardless of whether it contains a comma or not.
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