Special Character import issue with Creator

Special Character import issue with Creator

Although I have been a long time user have not been active for a while and have been using an alternative.  But the new Creator looks very interesting.  I am trying to import a database of spanish language films and the accents and other special characters are importing odd:

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I am using the import xls  command.

If I import using the "paste" method it comes in find, it is just the import from file that we run into problems.  I cannot use the paste method because for some reason the system just freezes..

thanks  rg