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Encode files correctly

If you are getting errors that Market View cannot import your file, follow this guide.

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Microsoft Excel

  1. Open your CSV file in Microsoft Excel.

  2. Click File in the top-left corner of your screen.

  3. Select Save as...

  4. Click the drop-down menu next to File format.

  5. Select CSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited) (.csv) from the drop-down menu.

  6. Click Save.

Your new CSV file is now encoded using the UTF-8 format and is ready to be imported.

Numbers

  1. Open your CSV file in Numbers.

  2. Click File in the top-left corner of your screen.

  3. Select Export to... -> CSV...

  4. Click Advanced options.

  5. Click the drop-down menu next to Text Encoding.

  6. Select Unicode (UTF-8).

  7. Click Next

  8. Choose a name and location for your new file and click Save.

Your new CSV file is now encoded using the UTF-8 format and is ready to be imported.