Avoid PivotTable failures caused by merged cells, blank columns, and subtotals, with Power Query steps to clean the source data.

Q. Can you tell me how to use the linked data types in Microsoft Excel? A. You can convert text in Excel to linked data types. This is referred to as “linked” data types because the data is connected ...

Microsoft Excel remains a cornerstone for data analysts, offering a wide array of functions to streamline workflows and enhance data accuracy. In this deep dive, Mo Chen highlights ten essential Excel ...

There are many ways to find and retrieve data from a table or range based on a lookup value. In fact, because Microsoft often comes up with new, modernized alternatives, there are too many ways! So, ...

I usually prefer writing my own logic in Excel, so I was hesitant to start using the Formula by Example tool. But when it turned my manual patterns into a perfectly structured formula, it became the ...

Importing data into Excel from other sources can a real headache, especially if you’re copying and pasting from an Internet source. Data that’s exported from a mainframe; from another program such as ...

I’ve been helping an administrative assistant (who also happens to be a close relative—see what comes of having a reputation for using technology?) who needs a database on her job to track employee ...

The last piece of this three-part article is about merging your custom Word documents with your client list (exported from Outlook to Excel) for distribution. Part One explains how to selectively ...

Q: We receive documents in paper form, and I have to type information from them into our system. Is there an easier way to digitize this information into Excel? A: Excel allows you to extract data ...

Microsoft Office is designed so you can import data from one Office program to another seamlessly. For example, you can import Word document data and even whole Word documents in their entirety into ...