# Mac: Copy/pasting from app to text editor pastes all lines, but Excel only the first line

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-copy-pasting-from-app-to-text-editor-pastes-all-lines-but-excel-only-the-first-line/70407
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [December 24, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-copy-pasting-from-app-to-text-editor-pastes-all-lines-but-excel-only-the-first-line/70407 "2025-12-24T17:54:16Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-copy-pasting-from-app-to-text-editor-pastes-all-lines-but-excel-only-the-first-line/70407/4 "2025-12-24T20:27:35Z")

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See the documentation on how to export text to the clipboard:

> [@Export Tags to Text Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-tags-to-text-files/70192):
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> Export to Text Files Mp3tag lets you export tag and file information to text-based formats via File → Export or ⌘E. You can use any text along with the available [placeholders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/51688) and [scripting functions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/51689) to define the export format. Mp3tag applies this format to each selected file, generating a textual representation for each one. The resulting export file contains one line of output per file. You can define a format string used to create the export filename at Preferences → Export. Export to Clip…

Check which format string you have there and whether the output format is supported by the Excel import functions.  
Perhaps the tab character ($char(9)) is a better separator.

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