# Custom File Options Dialog

Learn how to specify delimiters and formatting options for opening a custom text file in Spread Designer with the Custom File Options dialog.

## Content

You can specify the various delimiters for opening the text file by setting the options in the **Custom File Options** dialog of the Spread Designer. This dialog appears in Spread Designer when you open a text file (**File** menu > **Open**).
![image](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/e31400f0-03a3-4cfc-a80d-08d62bed05a8/image.fad1da.png?width=850)
The Custom File Options dialog provides the following items:

| **Item** | **Description** |
| ---- | ----------- |
| Column Delimiter | Set the character or characters that serve as the column delimiter (often a tab, such as in tab-delimited files) |
| Row Delimiter | Set the character or characters that serve as the row delimiter (often a carriage return or line-feed) |
| Cell Delimiter | Set the character or characters that serve as the cell delimiter (often double quotes) |
| Include Headers | Set whether to treat the first column and row of data as headers |
| Special Delimiters | Insert special characters in the delimiters boxes using the controls in this area |
| Data contains formatting | Set whether the data includes formatting |

For more information on the options for opening a custom text file, refer to [Opening a Custom Text File](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-devguide/spwin-usefiles/spwin-openfiles/spwin-open-textfile) in the Developer’s Guide. For more information on how to do this in code, refer to the [LoadTextFile](/spreadnet/api/latest/online-win/FarPoint.Win.Spread/FarPoint.Win.Spread.SheetView.LoadTextFile.html) methods.

## See Also

[Cell Type Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDCellTypesDialog)
[Conditional Formatting Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDconditionalDialog)
[Go To Cell Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDGoToCell)
[Row Height or Column Width Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDHeightWidth)
[Row or Column Insert or Delete Dialogs](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDInsertDelete)
[Shape Properties Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/sdshapepropsdialog)
[Shape Shadow Properties Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDShapeShadowDialog)
[Sheet Settings Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDSheetDialog)
[Sheet Print Settings Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDPrintDialog)
[Sort Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDSortDialog)
[Spread Settings Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDSpreadDialog)
[Unhide Specific Row or Column Dialogs](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDUnhideDialog)
[Zoom Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDZoomDialog)
[BarCode Tab](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDCellTypesDialog/SD-celltype-barcode)
[Color Picker Tab](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDCellTypesDialog/sd-celltype-colorpicker)
[Name Manager Dialog](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-dialogs/SDNameManager)