# CSV Tracking Number Formatting

If you open a CSV file with long numbers in spreadsheet software, they may be converted to scientific notation like this:

The solution is to import the CSV file from within the spreadsheet software instead of opening the CSV file directly.

[ShipStation has a guide](https://help.shipstation.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026138311-Troubleshoot-CSV-Exports#UUID-5faf6137-e904-f8d8-a60e-0e2d33801a47_UUID-a753cf5f-130b-c49d-6939-1bf0c67db276) for opening CSV files in Excel.

Another solution is using Google Sheets and importing (File > Import):