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[-] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 10 months ago

Csv are easy to open in any spreadsheet software. You can even copy/paste it straight into some of them, e.g. LibreOffice Calc

[-] Stretch2m@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago

Beware opening CSV in Excel. You will lose all your leading zeroes, among other "helpful" edits. Sometimes the leading zeroes are there for a reason!

[-] hangonasecond@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Newest update to excel asks before applying default formatting and type conversion just as an FYI.

[-] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

OH BOY I LOVE OPENING A DATA DOCUMENT AND SPENDING THE NEXT HALF HOUR FORMATTING IT MYSELF, TYSM

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