What is a CSV file used for?

What is the difference between CSV and Excel?

The difference between CSV and XLS file formats is that CSV format is a plain text format in which values are separated by commas (Comma Separated Values), while XLS file format is an Excel Sheets binary file format which holds information about all the worksheets in a file, including both content and formatting.

How do I open a .CSV file?

If you already have Microsoft Excel installed, just double-click a CSV file to open it in Excel. After double-clicking the file, you may see a prompt asking which program you want to open it with. Select Microsoft Excel. If you are already in Microsoft Excel, you can choose File > Open and select the CSV file.

What is CSV file explain with example?

CSV is a delimited text file that uses a comma to separate values (many implementations of CSV import/export tools allow other separators to be used; for example, the use of a "Sep=^" row as the first row in the *.csv file will cause Excel to open the file expecting caret "^" to be the separator instead of comma ",").

Where is CSV format used?

A CSV file is a commonly used file extension when it comes to spreadsheets. Even software programs that don't look and feel like a spreadsheet application will frequently offer a CSV as an output file for downloading a data set, such as a report of results, actions, or contacts.