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How to create a CSV file with UTF-8 encoding from an Excel file

Note You must use UTF-8 encoding to retain special characters, such as language accents, when importing data.

  1. In Excel 2013, open the *.xlsx file.

  2. Click File > Save As and navigate to where you want to save the file.

    The Save As dialog box is displayed.

  3. In the Save as type drop-down, select Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt).

  4. Type a name for the file.

  5. Click Save.

  6. In Windows Explorer, right-click the .txt saved file, and click Open with > Notepad.

  7. Replace every tab with a comma:

    1. Select a tab character (drag the mouse between two column headers) and press Ctrl+C.

    2. Press Ctrl+H.

    3. In the Replace with field, type a comma, and click Replace All.

    4. Close the Replace dialog box.

  8. Click File > Save As.

  9. Rename the file (optional), and replace ".txt" with ".csv".

  10. In the Save as type drop-down, select All Files (*.*).

  11. In the Encoding drop-down, select UTF-8.

  12. Click Save.

You can open this CSV file in Excel to verify the data.