Parsing Data

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The following articles are available for the 'Parsing Data' topic. Click the article''s title (shown in bold) to see the associated article.

   Filtering Columns for Unique Values
Given a long list of names, part numbers, or what-have-you, you may need to determine the unique values within the list. The advanced filtering capabilities of Excel provide a very easy way to get the desired values.

   Pasting Leading Zeroes
Paste information into a worksheet, and you may be surprised to see leading zeroes disappear before your eyes. Here's how to get them to stay where you expect them to stay.

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