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Change encoding to Unicode in .csv exported from Gmail

I'd like to copy the typed-in addresses from Gmail to Outlook 2021 (Windows 10). To do this, I'm using the Google Contacts Export to Outlook CSV function and nk2edit. The problem is that the special ...
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How do you open/import a CSV file with Unicode characters encoded as numeric character references?

In Excel, I tried to import (using Data > Import) a CSV file with Chinese characters. The characters are represented as Unicode numeric character references (NCR); for example 香&#...
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Why is Unicode 1200 codepage not there in excel?

I am opening a CSV file which is created with Unicode 1200 codepage but when I bring up the wizard in excel to open it, this codepage is not there. I only see UTF-7 and UTF-8. I do need to open an ...
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Cannot import .csv file with unicode characters to Excel

I have a .csv file which has Unicode characters when I want to import it to Excel, it shows some garbage instead of the Unicode characters. I googled and found some tips but did not work for me. ...
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Excel 2007 doesn't preserve asian characters when converting to csv [duplicate]

I am trying to save a spreadsheet as a CSV file. The file consists of korean characters, and the resulting csv has those characters literally converted to question marks (0x3F). I am running on an ...
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Cyrillic export from Excel to CSV

I have an application where I upload some content in CSV format, however the main document where I have my data is an Excel document. I use Save As » CSV in order to make a CSV file, but it is not ...
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Saving a file in a CSV type in Excel always removes the BOM

I've been trying to find a reasonable solution/explanation (unsuccessfully) to find out why Excel defaults to removing the BOM when saving a file to the CSV type. Please forgive me if you find this a ...
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