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Kobus4838
Copper Contributor
Aug 23, 2022

Downloading a file in CRV format and saving as Excel

Hi,

I still used a much older Windows and Excel version and have had to very recently upgrade to MS 365 and Windows 10. 

Downloading a (ie) bank statement in CSV and filing it as an Excel spreadsheet was straightforward.

However, it is no longer so. I downloaded the statement and used Excel>Data>From Text/CSV - and filed it as an Excel file. When working with the data, I cannot use any of the normal formulas (ie vlookup, etc).

I assume that I must have missed something in the setup

2 Replies

  • Patrick2788's avatar
    Patrick2788
    Silver Contributor
    Have you tried opening the CSV directly from file explorer?

    When you use Data | From Text/CSV, PowerQuery is invoked and may not be needed in this situation.
    • Kobus4838's avatar
      Kobus4838
      Copper Contributor
      Yes I did and it opens in a PowerQuery mode - which I do not need

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