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.

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.

How to Import an Excel Spreadsheet Into Access With a Macro. If you ever wanted to click a magic button and make complex business tasks happen automatically, macros can make that wish come true.

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.

We show you how to import data from Access Data Database into Micrsoft Excel. Access is the primary tool for managing a database.