Convert Excel file to ASCII file

Convert Excel file to ASCII format
To convert Microsoft Excel file to ASCII (Tab delimited), perform the following steps:
Step 1: open the Microsoft Excel file you are going to convert.
Step 2: Go to menu: “File” -> “Save as…”.
Click “Save as” to open
the dialog box.

Step 3: Click to open the “Save as…” dialog box. Choose the folder where you want
your file to be saved in. Change the file type as “Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt)”. Enter the
file name. Then click “Save” when done.
Enter the file name
Set “Save as type” to be
“Text (Tab delimited)
(*.txt)”.
Click Save
when done.
Step 4: You will see several boxes pop up after you save the file.
Click OK to save the active sheet. To
save all sheets, save them individually
using different file names.
Click Yes to keep the format.

Step 5: Go to the directory where you saved the file. Open the file to check whether it is
the proper ASCII (Tab delimited) format (*.txt).