What replaces From Text in Google Sheets?
Excel From Text / Get Data from Text walks CSV and fixed-width imports. Google Sheets uses File > Import, drag-and-drop upload, or IMPORTDATA for published CSV URLs. Set separator and locale during import to match Excel's wizard.
When to use it
Use File > Import when moving delimiter files from Excel text import.
When to skip it
Skip repeated manual imports when a Drive drop folder plus one IMPORTDATA URL is stable.
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CSV and Google Sheets
CSV (comma-separated values) is a plain-text table format Sheets opens, imports, and exports easily. Use File > Import for controlled uploads or File > Download > CSV for handoffs to other tools. Watch encoding, delimiters, and date formats because CSV does not store types the way a native sheet does.
Read guide →importing data into Sheets
Importing means pulling external data into a spreadsheet tab: from a file upload, another Google Sheet, a published CSV URL, or a function like IMPORTRANGE. The import dialog controls separator, locale, and whether new rows replace or append existing data.
Read guide →IMPORTDATA
IMPORTDATA retrieves a text file from a web address and parses it into sheet cells. It works with comma- or tab-separated values published at a stable URL. Government open data, published exports, and simple report endpoints are common sources.
Read guide →Locale separators
Locale controls whether function arguments separate with commas or semicolons and whether decimals use dot or comma. A sheet set to France may expect =SUM(A1;A10) while US expects =SUM(A1,A10). CSV imports and array literals also clash when decimal commas meet comma separators. File > Settings > Locale sets the default behavior for new formulas in that file.
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