Without knowing what your data looks like, it's hard to be sure, but you
could try pasting it into column A, then using Data/Text to Columns to
separate the fields into other columns.

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Patty wrote:

Yes, I have the data just fine in Word Perfect. How do I copy and paste it
into a new excel file? It is all in a line of fields. How do I make each
(like field 2) go into the second column on an excel sheet?
"JE McGimpsey" wrote:

Can you open the file in WP and see the data? Simply opening it
shouldn't have affected the data, so I wonder if you saved it
(overwriting the original) inadvertently.

If so, you may be able to copy the data and paste it into a new workbook.

If you did overwrite it, and if you don't have a backup, you're probably
not getting the data back.

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Patty wrote:

I opened an excel file in Word Perfect to use as a merge data file, but
now
my excel file looks like a bunch of squarish circles and symbols with a
few
words. How do I get my excel data back?