Create TSV (tab seperated file) with Numbers

As I understood, there is no option to choose this file format (TSV, meaning separated with tabs) directly in numbers.


Older workarounds featured TextEdit (paste & copy again), but in todays version it is not possible to export in such format, right?


Thanks in advance.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late

Posted on May 22, 2018 10:10 AM

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Posted on May 22, 2018 1:51 PM

Not only *should* it work but it actually *does* work here––if by "it" you mean select cells, command-c to copy to the clipboard, then in TextEdit, command-v to paste, then save the file from TextEdit.


TextEdit supports plain text just fine. Go TextEdit > Preferences and choose 'Plain text' in the Format section.


SG

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May 22, 2018 1:51 PM in response to john.doei

Not only *should* it work but it actually *does* work here––if by "it" you mean select cells, command-c to copy to the clipboard, then in TextEdit, command-v to paste, then save the file from TextEdit.


TextEdit supports plain text just fine. Go TextEdit > Preferences and choose 'Plain text' in the Format section.


SG

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