Microsoft Excel has an import wizard, but if you structure the text correctly, you can bypass the wizard altogether.

How Do I Import a Distribution List Into Microsoft Outlook?. Distribution lists enable you to share multiple contacts that can be grouped into Outlook 2013's Contacts utility.

Learn how to import or export data from a Text file to convert a Text (.txt or .csv) file into an Excel (.xlsx) spreadsheet easily using this procedure.

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