parse – HowtoExcel.net https://howtoexcel.net Analytics. Automation. Process Improvement. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:37:23 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://howtoexcel.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/h2eicon.png parse – HowtoExcel.net https://howtoexcel.net 32 32 Excel’s New Text Functions Make Data Parsing a Breeze https://howtoexcel.net/2022/04/excels-new-text-functions-make-data-parsing-a-breeze.html https://howtoexcel.net/2022/04/excels-new-text-functions-make-data-parsing-a-breeze.html#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 02:12:03 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=6880 Parsing data in Excel can be complicated, using a combination of functions ranging from LEFT, RIGHT, MID, and FIND. However, with the help of a few new functions that are available in Excel, the process is a whole lot easier for users. In this post, I’ll look at how you could parse out a date […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2022/04/excels-new-text-functions-make-data-parsing-a-breeze.html/feed 0 How to Convert a Table From an SEC Report Into Excel https://howtoexcel.net/2022/04/convert-table-from-an-sec-report-into-excel.html https://howtoexcel.net/2022/04/convert-table-from-an-sec-report-into-excel.html#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:23:32 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=6839 If you want to download a company’s financial statements or data, the easiest place is often straight from the source: the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). You can download financials in Excel format if there is an interactive option within the SEC filing, but that won’t give you all the tables contained in an earnings […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2022/04/convert-table-from-an-sec-report-into-excel.html/feed 0 Extract Numbers From a String of Text https://howtoexcel.net/2022/01/extract-numbers-from-a-string-of-text.html https://howtoexcel.net/2022/01/extract-numbers-from-a-string-of-text.html#respond Sat, 01 Jan 2022 05:46:21 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=6590 Oftentimes when you’re working with a large range of values, it can be useful to add letters such as ‘B’ to indicate billions or ‘M’ to show millions. It can save space and be easier to read without too many zeroes. But if you want to perform any analysis, you’ll need to ensure that you’re […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2022/01/extract-numbers-from-a-string-of-text.html/feed 0 Creating a Stock Market Dashboard in Excel https://howtoexcel.net/2021/09/creating-a-stock-market-dashboard-in-excel.html https://howtoexcel.net/2021/09/creating-a-stock-market-dashboard-in-excel.html#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2021 04:36:50 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=6243 Want to create a dashboard to track the stock market and the latest business-related news? Below, I’ll show you how you can create a stock market dashboard using Excel and Google Sheets to pull in all the data you’ll need. If you’d prefer to just download the file, you can do so here. Step 1: […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2021/09/creating-a-stock-market-dashboard-in-excel.html/feed 0 How to Parse Data in Excel Using Power Query https://howtoexcel.net/2021/05/how-to-parse-data-in-excel-using-power-query.html https://howtoexcel.net/2021/05/how-to-parse-data-in-excel-using-power-query.html#respond Tue, 25 May 2021 04:45:00 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=5544 In an old post, I went over how to parse data using various different functions. This time around, I’m going to show you how much easier it is do that in Power Query. If you’re not comfortable using LEN or MID functions, then this will make your life a whole lot easier. And to keep […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2021/05/how-to-parse-data-in-excel-using-power-query.html/feed 0 How to Combine Two Columns in Excel https://howtoexcel.net/2020/05/how-to-combine-two-columns-in-excel.html https://howtoexcel.net/2020/05/how-to-combine-two-columns-in-excel.html#respond Mon, 11 May 2020 18:42:58 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=3530 If you’ve inherited or downloaded a data set, you know that sometimes you’ll need to combine data together to make it in the format that you want. A good example is a list of addresses where you may have the street information in one column and the zip or postal codes in another column. To […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2020/05/how-to-combine-two-columns-in-excel.html/feed 0 How to Remove Time From Excel Date https://howtoexcel.net/2020/02/how-to-remove-time-from-excel-date.html https://howtoexcel.net/2020/02/how-to-remove-time-from-excel-date.html#respond Sat, 29 Feb 2020 22:30:20 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=3250 If your data contains date and time, and you only need the former, there are ways for you to remove time from the excel date. The first step, however, is in determining whether your data is in date format or whether the information is stored as text. Depending on which one it is, it will […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2020/02/how-to-remove-time-from-excel-date.html/feed 0 How to Calculate Time Difference in Excel https://howtoexcel.net/2020/01/how-to-calculate-time-difference-in-excel.html https://howtoexcel.net/2020/01/how-to-calculate-time-difference-in-excel.html#respond Sun, 26 Jan 2020 23:39:07 +0000 http://axb.srl.mybluehost.me/?p=3071 If you need to keep track of time entries, whether for a timesheet or some other purposes, it’s important you know how to calculate time differences in Excel, and that’s what I’ll show you how to do in this post. If you’re just looking for the difference in dates, including months, days, or years, then […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2020/01/how-to-calculate-time-difference-in-excel.html/feed 0 How to Parse Data in Excel: DBA Names https://howtoexcel.net/2019/05/how-to-parse-data-in-excel-dba-names.html https://howtoexcel.net/2019/05/how-to-parse-data-in-excel-dba-names.html#comments Tue, 21 May 2019 04:03:55 +0000 http://a31.748.myftpupload.com/?p=2495 If you deal with credit card transactions a lot then you know that trying to get the vendor name out of the descriptions can be challenging to say the least. Companies can sometimes cram a lot of information into their doing business as (DBA) name that can show up on your statement. Information such as […]

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]]> https://howtoexcel.net/2019/05/how-to-parse-data-in-excel-dba-names.html/feed 1 How to Parse Data to Make it More Useful for Data Analysis https://howtoexcel.net/2017/06/how-to-parse-data-to-make-it-more.html https://howtoexcel.net/2017/06/how-to-parse-data-to-make-it-more.html#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:55:00 +0000 In a previous post I have gone over how to use LEFT and MID functions for parsing data, but in this post, I’ll go through a specific example from start to finish. I am going to pull my data from the citymayors website, url as follows: http://www.citymayors.com/features/capitals.html The data on this page looks like this: […]

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