Now, opening a JSON file is not hard, however, it would make more sense to convert it to the Microsoft Excel (CSV) format for easier use. The question is, how does one convert a JSON file to Excel?

Go to the File Types tab, scroll down to Microsoft Excel Worksheet (.xls not .csv) and click Advanced. Uncheck 'Browse in same window' (or 'Open Web documents' in place) and OK.

How to convert an XLS file to CSV Let’s say you have the file clients.xlsx and you need it converted to clients.csv to be then uploaded as a client list in your new CRM tool.