
As an alternative, you can import a text file by connecting to it with Power Query. Or you can use a shortcut which is Ctrl + C on the keyboard and the data will be copied. Note: The Text Import Wizard is a legacy feature that continues to be supported for back-compatibility. After selecting the data, press right-click on the mouse and a box will open where you will see an option named Copy, select that option. If you are importing a uniform file (refer to the Record Format option), the preview shows 9 consecutive lines of the file, beginning at the row specified in the Start Import at Row option on the Text Import Wizard - Step 1 dialog. The Text Import Wizard examines the text file that you are importing and helps you ensure that the data is imported in the way that you want. If you are importing a non-uniform file (refer to the Record Format option on the Text Import Wizard - Step 1 dialog), the preview shows only lines that satisfy the Include settings from the Text Import Wizard - Non-Uniform Record Information dialog. The entire file is processed when you import a file with the Text Import Wizard. The first window of the Text Import Wizard will open. However, the 9-line limit applies only to the preview, not to the actual import. Go to Data > Get External Data > From Text, and open that file.

The preview on this dialog shows a maximum of 9 lines. The file preview uses a mono-spaced font. The grid at the top of the preview pane indicates the character-count across the file. The vertical lines disappear when you click on them. Paste Wizard is a grid-based clipboard manager that saves multiple clipboards. After you finish defining the restructure criteria, you can choose to perform the restructure or paste the syntax generated by your choices to the Syntax. To remove a column break, click on the vertical line that represents the column break.

As you click in various locations in the preview, vertical lines appear, representing column breaks. Set the field widths by clicking in the preview pane to indicate the locations of columns breaks. Displays the name of the file being imported.ĭisplays a preview of the file being imported and lets you designate the locations of the column breaks in your data file.
