Excel to CSV with UTF8 encoding [closed]

Answer 1

Encoding -> Convert to Ansi will encode it in ANSI/UNICODE. Utf8 is a subset of Unicode. Perhaps in ANSI will be encoded correctly, but here we are talking about UTF8, @SequenceDigitale.

There are faster ways, like exporting as csv ( comma delimited ) and then, opening that csv with Notepad++ ( free ), then Encoding > Convert to UTF8. But only if you have to do this once per file. If you need to change and export fequently, then the best is LibreOffice or GDocs solution.

Answer 2

Came across the same problem and googled out this post. None of the above worked for me. At last I converted my Unicode .xls to .xml (choose Save as ... XML Spreadsheet 2003) and it produced the correct character. Then I wrote code to parse the xml and extracted content for my use.

Answer 3

1. Save xls file (Excel file) as Unicode text=>file will be saved in text format (.txt)

2. Change format from .txt to .csv (rename the file from XYX.txt to XYX.csv

Answer 4

Microsoft Excel has an option to export spreadsheet using Unicode encoding. See following screenshot.

Answer 5

A simple workaround is to use Google Spreadsheet. Paste (values only if you have complex formulas) or import the sheet then download CSV. I just tried a few characters and it works rather well.

NOTE: Google Sheets does have limitations when importing. See here.

NOTE: Be careful of sensitive data with Google Sheets.

EDIT: Another alternative - basically they use VB macro or addins to force the save as UTF8. I have not tried any of these solutions but they sound reasonable.

Answer 6

Save Dialog > Tools Button > Web Options > Encoding Tab