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> Hello, > > My name is Rebecca Boyd and I came to Unidata with Professor Jing Li last > Friday. I know there is a way to use IDV to convert NetCDF files to Excel > files, however I cannot seem to find the tool I was shown to do this. I am > working with an Excel Water Balance Model, and need to convert the precip > and temp NARCCAP data into Excel format in order to input them into the > model. I am running IDV 5.0u2 on a MacBook Pro version 10.10.2. I also have > a desktop PC for when things can't be run on the Mac. I would attach one of > my precip files, however even the compressed file is too large to send via > email. > > Thank you, > Rebecca Boyd Rebecca, You load the dataset from the Dashboard > Data Chooser, under the Field Selector, you can select Formulas > Export > Export Grid to Excel, in the Displays, you can select any type, such as Plan Views > Contour Plan View, you will see a popup window for entering the excel file name, and so on.... Let us know if you need further help. Yuan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: PRR-229932 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed