IV. a. ii. Import the file into Microsoft Excel
Estimated time:
1 minutes
Now that we have a text file, we can import that into Excel. Here we have to select what is called, “comma delimited” import
In this exercise, you will:
- Utilize Excel in conjunction with ArcGIS
- Introduce delimited text file importing
Text Version:
- Open Excel program: Start ->Microsoft Office ->Excel
- Open your text file: File ->Open ->find the text file
(Note: you must make text files visible to Excel in the “files of type” box)
- In the window that pops up, ensure that “delimited” is selected and select next
- Check the box that says “comma” and select next
- Click Finish