Formatting issues when opening a CSV from ContactOut in excel

Created by Albert Jou, Modified on Tue, 23 May, 2023 at 8:36 PM by Albert Jou

Excel sometimes incorrectly sets the data type for certain CSV files. This is most commonly seen with the phone number field in ContactOut exports.


To fix this, follow the steps listed here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/import-or-export-text-txt-or-csv-files-5250ac4c-663c-47ce-937b-339e391393ba

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