Warnings 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.

Quit the data-search struggle by organizing your raw data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Rather than manually scrolling through a list of disorganized records, use Excel's built-in tools to ...

PDF Data Connector from Microsoft will help you import and use PDF data into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Learn how to use it.

A more recent feature in Dropbase is a new tool called Dropmail, which enables users to email a .csv file to turn it into a SQL database.

With pandas, for example, you can transform entire spreadsheets into DataFrame objects, which simplifies data manipulation and preparation for web integration.

It goes beyond just displaying your spreadsheet data. You can link related data, create complex searches, and build more advanced applications using an intuitive drag-and-drop editor.

Graphs in Excel help break down your data into an easily digestible format. Here’s how to make a graph in Microsoft Excel.