# Encode files correctly

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### 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.**&#x20;

Your new CSV file is now encoded using the UTF-8 format and is ready to be imported.

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### 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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