Import data from external sources Excel offers a robust set of tools to import data from various external sources, making it a versatile, lightweight database solution.

While working with an Access database, you may often find yourself importing data from Excel. Eliminate that repetitive task by letting Access create a macro that loads your spreadsheet at the ...

When you import a spreadsheet into an OpenOffice.org database, you lose any text styling, number formatting, macro scripts or charts that you previously used to enhance the data.

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

Microsoft Excel has an import wizard, but if you structure the text correctly, you can bypass the wizard altogether.