Why do extra apostrophe characters appear in downloaded reports from the Orion pages?

Created by Rohit Sawant, Modified on Thu, 28 Aug at 11:52 AM by Rohit Sawant

When downloading reports from Orion pages, the files are saved in .xlsx format. The extra apostrophe (') appearing in certain columns is not a bug but a default behavior in Excel for handling string values.

  • Why This Happens:
    • Excel automatically adds an apostrophe before text-formatted values to ensure proper data interpretation.
    • This does not affect calculations or data integrity but may be visible when editing cells.
  • How to Remove the Extra Apostrophe:
    • Open the downloaded .xlsx file in Excel.
    • Click File > Save As and select .csv as the file format.
    • Close the file and reopen the newly saved .csv file.
    • Once saved as a .csv, the extra apostrophe will no longer appear in the columns when viewed.

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