“I have several CSV files with sales data that I need to import into Access for analysis. What’s the best way to import these files while ensuring the data types are correct and the import process is repeatable?” Before diving into the import process, let’s explore the most efficient way to import CSV files into … Read more
I have a spreadsheet with full names in a single column cell in my Excel spreadsheet, but I need to split them into separate columns for first and last names. How can I simplysplit these names without manually typing them out – specially those names comprising multiple word family names? Sample Dataset Here’s a sample … Read more
User Question I’m managing a project timeline in Excel and need to calculate the duration in months between start and end dates. Some projects span multiple years, and I want to account for partial months. How can I accurately calculate this in Excel, both using formulas and VBA, especially when dealing with multiple projects? Find … Read more
“Our company’s fiscal year begins on July 1st, which often leads to confusion when analyzing data across calendar years. Is there a straightforward way to automatically calculate and display the correct fiscal year for each transaction date in my Microsoft Excel file? I’m dealing with thousands of entries, and manually determining the fiscal year for … Read more
Here’s a question from a colleague: I’ve received a spreadsheet containing employee information, including their start dates. However, these dates are in text format and use different styles (e.g., “01/15/2023”, “15-Jan-2023”, “2023-01-15”). I need to convert all these text entries to proper Excel date format for analysis and reporting. How can I efficiently standardize these … Read more
User Question I have an Excel 365 spreadsheet tracking customer orders with transaction dates, but I need to analyze sales trends by month using Microsoft Excel. The dates are in a single column, but I’m not sure how to extract just the month. How can I create a new column that shows only the month … Read more
Creating dynamic and automated chart titles in Excel can significantly enhance your data presentations, making them more interactive and easier to understand. This post will walk you through the process of automating chart titles based on cell values, allowing your charts to update automatically as your data changes. Create dynamic graph titles in Excel Follow … Read more
One of the best ways you can represent numerical data is by using bar graphs. For instance, if you want to represent a trend that has been growing over time, using a bar graph will make it much easier for the audience to understand than leaving the numerical data in tables. Fortunately, it is very … Read more
Here’s a question from a reader: I use Microsoft 365 Excel for data entry purposes. Once i have the data ready in the spreadsheet i would like to create different charts: pie, bars and so forth, all based on my dataset. It seems that by default no labels are posted in my Excel chart making … Read more
Here’s a question from Kevin: Just starting out with Microsoft Access and looking into sample database i just built. Wanted to understand bit more about the procedure for exporting data from an existing table. I understand that if i am interested to apply some follow up analysis to the data using Python’s Pandas library, then … Read more