Tips You can convert OpenOffice.org text documents to Excel with the text import tool. Save the text document with the .txt file extension, open it in Excel and save it as an Excel spreadsheet.

File Setup To build a CSV file to open in Microsoft Excel, you'll need to decide how many columns you'll use in Microsoft Excel for the categories of information you're preparing in Notepad.

How to open a CSV file in Microsoft Excel 1. In Excel's ribbon, click the File tab and then click Open. 2. Click Browse and, in the File Explorer box, click the drop-down menu to the right of the ...