How can I turn off the "Numbers" application?

"Numbers" is the Mac OS counterpart to Excel. When you extract data from the Web, you can often export it into the .csv format, which is just a primitive version of Excel limited to a single worksheet. It is very easy to "save as" a .csv file into an .xls file.

But, with Mac OS, when you export data into a .csv file, it actually exports it to Numbers. The interface is quite different. Is there a way to turn off Numbers so it does not automatically capture .csv data exports?

To really address your question, you can uninstall the application or you can just change it so that all .csv files are opened in your application of choice.

Just right-click on a file that uses the file type you'd like to change the default for. For example, one with a .csv extension.

• Click on Get Info in the pop-up.
• Click Open With if the section isn't already expanded.
• Click the drop-down menu.
• Click the app you want to use.
• Click Change All...
• Click Continue when the Finder asks you if you're sure