vScope’s CSV exports are encoded in UTF-8. If you see wierd symbols when opening it in Excel, it’s probably caused by the settings in Excel.
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Follow these steps to open the export correctly in Microsoft Excel:
- Open Microsoft Excel.
- Click on the “Data” menu.
- Click on “Get Data” -> “From File” -> “From Text/CSV”.
- Open the CSV export.
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