Microsoft Office is more than the sum of its parts—you can link an Excel database table to an Access database, integrating your data and adding value. Here's how. You don’t have to import an Excel ...

Merge lists even with typos and inconsistent names. Tune the similarity threshold, use a transform table, and audit results ...

Would you like to make your Excel spreadsheet and data management smoother, more efficient, and less error-prone? Excel tables have transformed data management, offering a wide range of features that ...

Originally, Excel was not designed to be a real database. Its early database functions were limited in quantity and in quality. And because every record in an Excel database is visible on the screen ...

Have you ever felt like your Excel skills hit a ceiling, no matter how many pivot tables you create? You’re not alone. While standard pivot tables are a reliable tool for summarizing data, they often ...

Microsoft announced this week that's it's now possible for Office 365 users to import table data from Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files into the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program. The ...

Microsoft's Excel software is an indispensable tool for small businesses because of its flexibility and the ease with which you can set up spreadsheets. Though you can use it to manage files ...

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