[Qgis-user] excel file with lat long

[Garth Fletcher]

Be careful if you are using "DMS" format (42º17'35.123'') to use the 
right symbols.
In my experience, using Mac OS X, option-zero for the degree symbol is 
accepted, but option-k, which also makes a degree symbol, is not.  
Similarly, "smart quotes", i.e., those which tilt, are rejected for 
minutes, as are double quotes for seconds.

As long as you use the right symbols it works perfectly.  Of course if 
you are using decimal degrees (42.123456) there is no problem.

-- 
Garth Fletcher