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How to Clean Up and Import Data Using Power Query in Excel

In 2010, Microsoft added yet another technical term—Power Query—to Excel's long list of jargon, but it's not as complex as it ...
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How to tidy up Excel spreadsheets

Messy Excel data can be a huge time-waster and a major roadblock to getting real insights. When you deal with an Excel ...
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Transform Messy Excel Data into Gold with These Cleanup Tips & Tricks

We’ve all been there—staring at a messy Excel spreadsheet filled with merged cells, inconsistent formats, or cryptic data that seems impossible to untangle. Whether you’re prepping a report for your ...
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Excel’s New Clean Data Button Will Save You Hours : But There’s a Catch

Have you ever spent hours wrestling with messy spreadsheets, only to end up questioning your sanity over rogue spaces or mismatched text entries? If so, you’re not alone. Data cleaning is one of the ...
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Quickly clean data with Excel’s TRIMRANGE and trim references

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, ...