How to Open a Text File as a Datasheet in Graph

 Last reviewed: September 10, 1996
Article ID: Q94045
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 5.10
  • Microsoft Graph, versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.0b
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0 and 3.1
  • Apple Macintosh System 7 and later

SUMMARY

Comma- and tab-delimited text files may be opened and used as datasheets in Microsoft Graph. To determine how to convert the file, Graph reads the file extensions as show in the following table. 

   File extension             Graph converts file as
   -------------------------------------------------

   .TXT                       Text only
   .CSV                       Comma-delimited text
   .TAB                       Tab-delimited text
If the file extension does not reflect the actual format of the file (for example if a comma-delimited file has a .TAB file extension), Graph may not convert the file correctly.

MORE INFORMATION

The import filter for Graph was designed to use the three letter filename extension to determine the text file's format regardless of the operating system. Macintosh users must also use the three letter extensions as outlined above to obtain the desired import results.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Graph User's Guide," version 3.0, page 25

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Last reviewed: September 10, 1996
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