diff --git a/twarc/command.py b/twarc/command.py
index 30e566a7..187a234c 100644
--- a/twarc/command.py
+++ b/twarc/command.py
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ def main():
 
     # optionally create a csv writer
     csv_writer = None
-    if args.format == "csv" and command not in ["filter", "hydrate", "replies",
+    if args.format in ("csv", "csv-excel") and command not in ["filter", "hydrate", "replies",
             "retweets", "sample", "search", "timeline", "tweet"]:
         parser.error("csv output not available for %s" % command)
-    elif args.format == "csv":
+    elif args.format in ("csv", "csv-excel"):
         csv_writer = csv.writer(fh)
         csv_writer.writerow(get_headings())
 
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ def main():
                 print(json.dumps(thing), file=fh)
             elif (args.format == "csv"):
                 csv_writer.writerow(get_row(thing))
+            elif (args.format == "csv-excel"):
+                csv_writer.writerow(get_row(thing, excel=True))
             logging.info("archived %s", thing['id_str'])
         elif 'woeid' in thing:
             # places
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ def get_argparser():
     parser.add_argument("--output", action="store", default=None,
                         dest="output", help="write output to file path")
     parser.add_argument("--format", action="store", default="json",
-                        dest="format", choices=["json", "csv"],
+                        dest="format", choices=["json", "csv", "csv-excel"],
                         help="set output format")
     parser.add_argument("--split", action="store", type=int, default=0,
                         help="used with --output to split into numbered files")
diff --git a/twarc/json2csv.py b/twarc/json2csv.py
index 2b8bb35d..9f912741 100755
--- a/twarc/json2csv.py
+++ b/twarc/json2csv.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def get_headings():
     ]
 
 
-def get_row(t):
+def get_row(t, excel=False):
     get = t.get
     user = t.get('user').get
     return [
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def get_row(t):
       get('created_at'),
       date_parse(get('created_at')),
       user('screen_name'),
-      text(t),
+      text(t) if not excel else clean_str(text(t)),
       tweet_type(t),
       coordinates(t),
       hashtags(t),
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ def get_row(t):
       user('id_str'),
       user('created_at'),
       user('default_profile_image'),
-      user('description'),
+      user('description') if not excel else clean_str(user('description')),
       user('favourites_count'),
       user('followers_count'),
       user('friends_count'),
       user('listed_count'),
-      user('location'),
-      user('name'),
+      user('location') if not excel else clean_str(user('location')),
+      user('name') if not excel else clean_str(user('name')),
       user('statuses_count'),
       user('time_zone'),
       user_urls(t),
@@ -99,8 +99,14 @@ def get_row(t):
     ]
 
 
+def clean_str(string):
+    if isinstance(string, str):
+        return string.replace('\n', ' ').replace('\r', '')
+    return None
+
+
 def text(t):
-    return (t.get('full_text') or t.get('extended_tweet', {}).get('full_text') or t['text']).replace('\n', ' ')
+    return t.get('full_text') or t.get('extended_tweet', {}).get('full_text') or t['text']
 
 
 def coordinates(t):
diff --git a/utils/json2csv.py b/utils/json2csv.py
index 767ac651..434764f7 100755
--- a/utils/json2csv.py
+++ b/utils/json2csv.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('--extra-field', '-e', help='extra fields to include. Provide a field name and a pointer to '
                                                     'the field. Example: -e verified user.verified',
                         nargs=2, action='append')
+    parser.add_argument('--excel', '-x', help='create file compatible with Excel', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('files', metavar='FILE', nargs='*', help='files to read, if empty, stdin is used')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def main():
             sheet.writerow(get_headings(extra_headings=extra_headings))
             file_count += 1
         tweet = json.loads(line)
-        sheet.writerow(get_row(tweet, extra_fields=extra_fields))
+        sheet.writerow(get_row(tweet, extra_fields=extra_fields, excel=args.excel))
 
 
 def numbered_filepath(filepath, num):
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ def get_headings(extra_headings=None):
     return fields
 
 
-def get_row(t, extra_fields=None):
-    row = json2csv.get_row(t)
+def get_row(t, extra_fields=None, excel=False):
+    row = json2csv.get_row(t, excel=excel)
     if extra_fields:
         for field in extra_fields:
             row.append(extra_field(t, field))