Importing data into Excel from other sources can result in long, messy strings of text you need to parse. We'll show you how.

Learn how to parse data in Microsoft Excel easily using our step-by-step guide.

Importing & parsing data If you copy a block of data from a webpage, a word processing file, or other text file, then paste into Excel using the Paste > Special > Text command, all the data is ...

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If you want to parse strings such as "First Last" into separate columns, you don't need to use fancy formulas. Excel has a tool that makes the job a snap.

Microsoft is testing a new feature that highlights the active row and column when a cell is selected. This means it's easier to follow across rows and down columns when reading your data.

To pull data from another sheet in Excel, use cell references, use the VLOOKUP function, or use the INDEX and MATCH functions.

How to Use Excel to Parse Text. Computer programmers often use parsing programs to convert text into formats that other applications can use. Parsers split items in a text string into separate fields.

This post will help you if you see a message in Excel, saying Retrieving data, Wait for a few seconds, then try cutting or copying again.