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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.
Microsoft 365 Copilot introduces a new "Clean Data" feature in Excel, enabling users to address common data issues like text inconsistencies.
Learn how the new Excel Copilot function simplifies data cleanup, automates tasks, and boosts productivity for analysts and beginners alike.
Discover essential Excel functions to clean and organize messy data. Learn tips to streamline your workflow and save hours of manual edits.
Data is rarely properly formatted and structured when you import it. Try these eight tips for fast data cleanup in Microsoft Excel.
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 month’s column shows how to clean and join data using Excel’s Power Query.
You can filter connections, refresh pivot tables, change data sources, and connect multiple pivot tables from the top menu. It’s one of the effective ways to maximize productivity in Excel.
Type "=CLEAN (A1)" without quotes and press "Ctrl-Enter" to apply the Clean function to the entire selection and clean every data point in your list.