The Price of Consultants Not Knowing Access

I once spent a single day helping out on a project as a contractor. The task I was assigned was to "split Excel files." I ...
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Stop copy pasting into Excel! Try the new import functions instead

In this video, we cover the new IMPORTCSV and IMPORTTEXT functions in Excel, which simplify importing data into the ...

Automated Report Generation with Python: Implementation in 50 Lines Including Excel Output

Are you picking up weekly figures from a CSV and pasting them into an Excel report of the same format?In this article, we will build a small report generator that reads a CSV, aggregates the data, and ...

Microsoft’s Excel Copilot Adds a .Rules Custom Command Hub

Create an Excel Copilot rules worksheet to automate financial commentary and dynamic data formatting. Hide the sheet to quickly toggle these custom rules.
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I Cleaned HUD’s FY2026 Fair Market Rent Data So You Don’t Have To

HUD's FMR Excel files fight code: header newlines, corrupt docProps, phantom rows. How I cleaned 51,895 ZIP rents into flat, verified CSVs.
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Want to Master Excel? These 52 Hacks Will Turn You Into a Spreadsheet Wizard

As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ever imagined. These are the tips and tricks you need to know.