"", "Suggestions for constructing comma-separated value (.CSV) files for input to Gnumeric"
"", "(Results may be highly unpredictable if these rules are not followed.)"

"Rules"
"", "Use quotes "" as a cell delimiter and initial apostrophe ' as text indicator."
"", "Use BOTH as needed to indicate text.  Use quotes for numbers formatted with a comma."
"", "ALWAYS use double quotes for empty cells, or the results may be highly unpredictable."

"Notes"
"", """ does not indicate text!"
"", "An apostrophe ' is strongly recommended for text, but is not required if the cell entry could only be text."

"Examples"
"Number, number:", 5678, 6789
"Number, text, text:", "1,234", "'1,234", "'1 234"
"Number (date), text:", 10.24.2, '10.24.2
"Text, text:", '10.24.2, "10.24.2, 2"
"", "(Note selective omission of quotes """" and apostrophe ' in .csv file)"