Microsoft recently added a new optical character recognition feature to Excel that lets users import data from a photograph taken from a smartphone. Here's how to use it. I first started using ...

Have you ever stared at a chaotic spreadsheet, wondering how to make sense of the jumble of numbers, text, and inconsistent formatting? You’re not alone. Messy data is a universal frustration, whether ...

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 ...

Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI assistant available in popular Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. It utilizes advanced language models, including GPT-4o, and enterprise data from ...

Ever found yourself staring at a massive Excel spreadsheet, feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of data that needs cleaning? Hours can turn into days, with errors and inconsistencies still present ...

Q. There was a December 2020 article in the JofA about cleaning and joining data using a program called Alteryx, but we don’t have access to this program. Could you explain how to do those tasks using ...

You shouldn’t need five steps to clean a column. Or a script. Or a headache. Excel’s new TRIMRANGE function quietly solves a huge pain point. And if you work with imported or user-entered data, this ...

Microsoft Excel's Clean function strips nonprintable characters from cell text. These nonprintable characters constitute the first 32 characters of the 7-bit ASCI code, which houses the 128 text ...

Q. How do the TRIMRANGE function and trim references in Excel work? A. Excel’s TRIMRANGE function and trim references help users quickly tidy up datasets. This makes for a cleaner, easier-to-follow, ...