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 ...

Using the External Data Connection feature in Excel, you can acquire information from external sources, such as Access and SQL Server. The data remains stored at its original source, but the data ...

Sometimes the current Microsoft Excel data structure doesn’t match requirements of other users and software. Learn how to combine columnar values into a single cell using Microsoft Excel’s Power Query ...

Highlighting or even deleting duplicate records in Excel is simple but listing them isn’t as easy. Fortunately, you can use Power Query to easily display a list of duplicate values or records. Whether ...

Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He ...

Excel is more than just a spreadsheet tool; it is a comprehensive platform for data analysis and business intelligence. By using its advanced tools—Power Query, Power Pivot, and DAX—you can elevate ...

Have you ever found yourself staring at a sprawling Excel workbook, wondering if you’re using the right tool for the job? Between Power Query, Power Pivot, and VBA, it’s easy to feel like you’re ...

The January 2017 JofA article “Data Mining Your General Ledger With Excel” presents a step-by-step, formula-based approach to extracting general ledger data and then scrubbing them so that they can be ...

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 ...