If the numbers you need to crunch come from the Web, then you’ll need an efficient way to get it into Microsoft Excel. There are several ways you can do this, and one method even allows for automatic ...

Your summarizations, analyses, projections, reports and so on, are only as good as your data. It’s important that you use every resource available to protect the validity of the data, which means you ...

Excel's data validation feature is more versatile than you might think. Learn how to use literal values, input values, list values, and even formulas to restrict input date values using data ...

In 2010, Microsoft added yet another technical term—Power Query—to Excel's long list of jargon, but it's not as complex as it ...

There are two kinds of Microsoft Excel users in the world: Those who make neat little tables, and those who amaze their colleagues with sophisticated charts, data analysis, and seemingly magical ...

The troubleshooting guidelines to deal with this problem are explained below. But before you proceed, close all the Excel files and open Excel again. Now, check if you can type something in your Excel ...

Sometimes you need to scan some files for a piece of data like a string, phrase or some number, and one of those files just happens to be an Excel spreadsheet. You could open up the file, launch the ...

Data is rarely properly formatted and structured when you import it. Try these eight tips for fast data cleanup in Microsoft Excel. Data comes in from an increasing number of sources these days. For ...