Scroll through the list of file types until you locate the CSV option, then click it once to highlight it in blue.Ĭlick the ‘Change program’ button at the top of the window.Ĭlick the Microsoft Excel option under ‘Recommended Programs’, then click the OK button.įrom the list of ‘Recommended Programs’, choose Excel.Īny CSV file you click to open with now open in Excel automatically. How to set Excel as the default program on a PCĬlick on Start in the Taskbar on your Windows desktop.Ĭhoose Default Programs in the left menu.Ĭlick ‘Associate a file type or protocol with a program’. Setting these files to open by default in Excel is simple – let’s get started. ResRequest will use a comma to define different fields of data in it’s system but this is difficult to read if you open it in a text editor and so displaying in columns such as Excel makes mapping this data easier to read.
We’ll guide you through this simple set up to save you time!ĬSV files are text documents where the data is separated by a delimiter, or a character used to specify the boundary between fields, such as comma. ResRequest sends data as CSV files and these are best viewed in Excel so you probably want to set these files to open automatically in Excel.
