Q. I spend a substantial amount of time entering data into Excel. Do you have any suggestions on ways to make this faster and/or more efficient? A. One of the best data-entry tools to use in Excel is ...

Use Excel’s built-in features to simplify data entry Your email has been sent Entering data into a worksheet can be time-consuming, and mistakes often find their way in -- but with the right ...

Before you curse Excel and wish that you were working back in the good old days of paper ledgers, imagine how much better it could be. Wouldn’t it be handy to enter data into Excel without ...

In this column, I’ll show you these three ways to move data from the Web into an Excel spreadsheet without typing it yourself. As small business software goes, Excel is a great productivity tool. It ...

Data lookups are usually done in Excel with the Vlookups feature, which is fine in a few thousand rows, but when you get into millions, it gets bogged down. Microsoft The basics: Pivot tables in ...

Implementing a drop-down list in Excel is a quick and efficient way to choose predefined data. In the process, you’re able to save time compared to manually entering such data into a given ...

But before you proceed, close all the Excel files and open Excel again. Now, check if you can type something in your Excel spreadsheet. If Excel won’t let you type this time too, restart your ...

But after entering vertical or columnar data, it can lead to errors to try to retype or drag cell data individually into a horizontal or row format. Instead, take advantage of one of Excel's more ...

Delivered Tuesdays and Thursdays Prevent duplicates when entering data into Excel Check out this article I found on TechRepublic. Your email has been sent Get the web's best business technology ...