Microsoft Excel makes it easy to import data from other sources, such as Access and Oracle databases. Doing so, however, may result in poorly formatted data that is difficult to analyze, sort or ...

While you can certainly copy and paste data from a network or Web-based external source into Excel, importing the data by connecting to it provides an added benefit. If the information in the primary ...

In the January column (page 82) a reader asked how to display 36 workbook tabs in Excel. We described several solutions, but reader Mary Jo Gruber, a CPA with a St. Louis public school district, ...

Select all the relevant cells, and in the Data tab, click the main part of the split "Data Validation" button. Then, click ...

Struggling with messy data in Excel can be a real headache, especially when you’re on a tight deadline. But what if there was a way to make this process smoother and more efficient? In this guide ...

Q: Hi, Jim. I work in Excel spreadsheets a lot. Is there a shortcut to changing the direction of the next cell where data is entered? Sometimes I need it to move laterally across the page and other ...

It's easy to alphabetize data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet by row or column using the "Sort" feature. You can also alphabetize in Excel using shortcuts found in the "Data" or "Home" tabs. One of ...