How do i copy columns of data in notepad into microsoft excel?
I have a several large columns of data stored in notepad. The columns are all
next to each other. I need to put column 1 in column A in excel and column 2 into column B in excel etc. Copy and paste does not work. I cant just highlight one column I end up highlighting all 6 columns! If a just copy a paste all the data, the entire data just goes into column A of excel, and I can not perform any excel functions on the data. HELP! This is extremely annoying, I am beginning to think the only way is to copy each bit of data by hand into excel, but there over 1000 items!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Just do File / Open in Excel and and change Filetype to *All*. Select your
notepad file and when the wizard kicks in choose 'Delimited' and select Space as delimiter. Done. -- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "JP" wrote in message ... I have a several large columns of data stored in notepad. The columns are all next to each other. I need to put column 1 in column A in excel and column 2 into column B in excel etc. Copy and paste does not work. I can't just highlight one column I end up highlighting all 6 columns! If a just copy a paste all the data, the entire data just goes into column A of excel, and I can not perform any excel functions on the data. HELP! This is extremely annoying, I am beginning to think the only way is to copy each bit of data by hand into excel, but there over 1000 items!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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the same question Open the text file directly from excel and you can import all columns (unless they are more than 256) -- Regards, Peo Sjoblom "JP" wrote in message ... I have a several large columns of data stored in notepad. The columns are all next to each other. I need to put column 1 in column A in excel and column 2 into column B in excel etc. Copy and paste does not work. I can't just highlight one column I end up highlighting all 6 columns! If a just copy a paste all the data, the entire data just goes into column A of excel, and I can not perform any excel functions on the data. HELP! This is extremely annoying, I am beginning to think the only way is to copy each bit of data by hand into excel, but there over 1000 items!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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