When you want to organize, sort, and perform basic analysis on a lightweight database, full-fledged database software seems like overkill and expensive. Here is where Excel can step in to save the ...

Over the years, I have discovered a handful of software tools that act like perfect partners for Excel, each bringing its unique strengths to the table.

How to Program an Excel Spreadsheet to Auto-Update From the Web. While you can certainly copy and paste data from a network or Web-based external source into Excel, importing the data by ...

Microsoft Office is more than the sum of its parts—you can link an Excel database table to an Access database, integrating your data and adding value. Here's how.

The question is what is better for estimating - using a spreadsheet or investing in database driven construction estimating software?

Part Two of this three-part article covers how to import your Outlook contact list—the CSV file—into Excel, then how to refine, maintain, and manage that database so, in Part Three, you can ...

I’ll show you how to make the most of this relational database program. Do You Need Access If You Have Excel?

How to Generate an MS Access Report to an Excel File. Microsoft Access is the powerful relational database application that ships with professional and enterprise versions of Microsoft Office.