Microsoft Excel depends on data that’s stored correctly. If you receive text values that should be real numbers, use one of these methods to get you back to the real work.

Learn how to import or export data from a Text file to convert a Text (.txt or .csv) file into an Excel (.xlsx) spreadsheet easily using this procedure.

Linux provides commands for converting numbers from one base to another. Learn how to uses these commands and how to make the process easier with scripts and aliases.