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1. Convert in three steps

Auto-detect is convenient; override it when European semicolon exports or TSV logs are misread as comma-separated. Keyboard shortcut users can trigger convert with the primary action shortcut shown in the UI.

1. Paste CSV/TSV or use Import file for .csv/.txt.
2. Optional sheet name — characters like : \ / ? * [ ] are replaced so Excel will open the file.
3. Pick delimiter or leave auto, run convert, download export.xlsx, and open it in Excel or LibreOffice for a spot-check.

2. Why a real workbook beats renaming

Use CSV when Git diffs or loaders demand text; use this page when the next human opens Excel. Formulas and macros are not invented from CSV — you get values in cells.

• A renamed CSV still hits encoding and delimiter prompts on many machines.
• Native xlsx unlocks filters, pivots, and freeze panes immediately.
• Non-technical recipients handle .xlsx more reliably than raw CSV email attachments.

3. Leading zeros and long IDs

Employee IDs, phone numbers, and parcel codes often lose leading zeros or become scientific notation when clients infer number types. After opening the workbook, set critical columns to Text or prefix with a known textual marker in the CSV before conversion. Spot-check a row that should keep a leading zero every time.

4. Encoding and delimiters

If an entire row lands in column A, you almost always have a delimiter mismatch. Fix delimiter, reconvert, do not hand-split thousands of rows.

• Convert GBK or other legacy encodings to UTF-8 before import when glyphs look wrong.
• Semicolon for many EU exports; tab for TSV dumps.
• Override auto-detect when the preview (or first Excel open) shows shifted columns.

5. Related tools

Keep the source CSV until the workbook is accepted. Large pastes can stress browser memory — split files if the tab slows down rather than forcing a single giant convert.

• Excel → CSV for the reverse hop.
• JSON arrays → JSON to Excel when the source is not tabular text.
• HTML tables → table-to-CSV first, then here if a workbook is required.

6. Privacy and handoff

Payroll and customer lists are common inputs. Local conversion avoids random online converters, but Downloads and email still propagate copies. When handing off, note delimiter, encoding, and any columns that must stay text. Clear temporary files on shared machines after the recipient confirms.

7. Acceptance checklist

If Excel repairs the file on open, reconvert with a sanitized sheet name and UTF-8 source — do not ignore repair dialogs.

1. Row count matches the CSV (header plus data).
2. A known messy field (comma inside quotes) stayed in one cell.
3. Sheet tab name is readable and legal in Excel.

8. Sharing workbooks without surprises

Recipients on older Excel for Windows, Excel for Mac, and LibreOffice Calc do not always agree on date parsing. Spot-check date columns on the same three clients if the workbook travels widely. Sheet names sanitized here may differ from what a teammate expected — announce the final tab name in the handoff note. When CSV came from a database unload with explicit null markers, verify those cells did not become literal text that breaks numeric pivots. Password-protecting the xlsx is out of scope for this page; if policy requires encryption at rest for the attachment, apply it in your office suite after download and store the password out of band. CSV exports disagree on how true, false, and null appear. After opening xlsx, confirm boolean columns did not become strings that break filters. For multilingual headers, keep UTF-8 end-to-end so column titles stay readable on Mac and Windows alike.

• Spot-check dates on Mac, Windows, and LibreOffice when the audience is mixed.
• State the final sheet tab name in the handoff note.
• Encrypt sensitive workbooks in the office suite after download if policy requires it.