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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 use Excel's Power Query to tidy up messy spreadsheet data

New columns are always added to the right edge of the dataset. Simply click and drag a column by its header to move it. Also, ...
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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, ...
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Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel now allows you to clean data with just one click0 0

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 ...