Encode files correctly

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

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.

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