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    Converting HTML text to basic text

    Hi. I need to convert HTML text into basic text prior to converting to a .csv file. Can anyone assist me in doing this?

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    Re: Converting HTML text to basic text

    in Excel use Find & Replace: Find "<*>" Replace " " (Do NOT type the quotes, in the REPLACE put in a Single Space

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    Re: Converting HTML text to basic text

    If you have some BEFORE/AFTER examples to fully demonstrate what "convert html to text" means to you, perhaps we can offer more suggestions.
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    Re: Converting HTML text to basic text

    Thank you. That worked fine. The single space tip is what I wasn't doing originally.

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