Excel Crash Course - Data Cleaning in Excel - Microsoft Excel Tutorial

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  • Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
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    In this Excel crash course on data cleaning in Excel tutorial, MS Office expert Deb Ashby shows you:
    - Why it's so important to work with a clean dataset
    - Some amazing tips and tricks to help you clean data in Excel including using Excel to trim text with the TRIM, PROPER and CLEAN functions.
    - Resizing and formatting data to make it visually attractive
    - Paste Values in Paste Special
    - How to remove blank rows or populate blank cells across an entire workbook
    - How to make the most of the Find and Replace and SUBSTITUTE formulas.
    - How to fix date problems and format dates properly
    - How to import data from an external source and how import using a delimiter.
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Комментарии • 220

  • @SimonSezIT
    @SimonSezIT  6 месяцев назад

    ✅ Download your free course exercise file here and follow along ➡ www.simonsezit.com/article/excel-crash-course-data-cleaning-in-excel-in-1-hour/

    • @rmhamilton0914
      @rmhamilton0914 5 месяцев назад +6

      Your description say fee exercise file. When I click on the link, I have to register for an account and pay for a subscription. I'm I missing something?

    • @bencipherx
      @bencipherx 4 месяца назад

      @@rmhamilton0914same here

  • @anietiebrownson1916
    @anietiebrownson1916 2 года назад +12

    Thank you for this tutorial. At first, I thought I was going to be overwhelmed but you delivered it in a clear, simple, and understandable way.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад +1

      We are so happy to hear that!

  • @crazydrifter13
    @crazydrifter13 3 года назад +3

    What an effective instructor. Very happy to see this tutorial. I was half asleep and still got it all.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад

      I’m glad you liked it!

  • @0shawhat
    @0shawhat 3 года назад +13

    This helped a lot in my internship, thank you so much!

  • @brajaybr
    @brajaybr 3 года назад +4

    Clear, crisp and short. And the perfect pacing of the presenter makes it engaging! Thank you everybody behind this awesome video for the effort and for sharing it free for all!

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад

      You are welcome Ajay. Thanks for watching

  • @Exceltech810
    @Exceltech810 Год назад +1

    This video is very clear and at a decent pace, better than most of the excel tutorial videos.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  Год назад

      Glad you enjoyed! Thanks 👍

  • @DivineLightFitness
    @DivineLightFitness 2 года назад +7

    As always, fantastic work on showcasing what can be done with Microsoft Excel! As a Data Analytics student, I really appreciate this video and the many other videos that help us to scrub our data more efficiently.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад +2

      Great to hear!

    • @robertocarimo5128
      @robertocarimo5128 2 года назад

      interested in doing the same course, could you suggest me a university that gives the same distance learning? Here Roberto from Mozambique

  • @TunjungUtomo
    @TunjungUtomo Год назад

    Beside being a very solid and concise material, I like the sound setting that give impression that you're in the same room with me talking directly

  • @adenikeomogenaija
    @adenikeomogenaija Год назад

    This was so good! I even used "flash fill" to separate the entire table. It took less than 1 minute. THANK YOU!

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  Год назад

      You are welcome! Lots of additional free Excel tips here 👉 ruclips.net/p/PLzj7TwUeMQ3gv7nwM6ad7r5ma_3UoOPtc & here 👉 ruclips.net/p/PLzj7TwUeMQ3g6U7Mwyy7G9Gwh-k2yNtfI
      & Pivot Table training here 👉 ruclips.net/p/PLzj7TwUeMQ3gu_cJg5cV8RDdBNUVOvG5u

  • @conradmusonda1258
    @conradmusonda1258 2 года назад +1

    So interesting, You make excel look easy. Thanks

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад

      Thank you, Conrad! Cheers!

  • @mridulsharma7201
    @mridulsharma7201 2 года назад

    fantastic explanation of the basics of data cleaning in excel without charging any fee..thats the sign of a true tutor(guru)

  • @grahamhilldrup1256
    @grahamhilldrup1256 3 года назад +2

    Thank you so much for providing this content and, for also providing the data downloads so that we can work through the examples.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад

      You are very welcome Graham! Enjoy!

  • @Hurairahgiri
    @Hurairahgiri 3 года назад +2

    Thank you! A good refresher for me as a Data Analyst.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад +1

      Delighted to hear it Hurairah!

  • @TVSCDN
    @TVSCDN 4 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for your helpful data corrections🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😊

  • @ekanshirastogi7387
    @ekanshirastogi7387 2 года назад +1

    This is perfect, short, and to the point lecture.

  • @sonyst7286
    @sonyst7286 5 лет назад +4

    This is an amazing explanation for Data Cleaning step by step. Thank you.

  • @frankbradford9616
    @frankbradford9616 2 года назад

    WTF!!! "Flash Fill" wow. mind blown. now THAT'S how you end a video with a grand finale!

  • @iwona2335
    @iwona2335 3 года назад +3

    wonderful, well done, have been waiting for this video for ages....

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад

      Thank you and Glad you liked it!

  • @Amrdys
    @Amrdys 4 года назад +2

    Very helpful and straight forward tutorial, kudos to Deborah Ashby 👍

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  4 года назад

      Thank you very much! very pleased to hear you've enjoyed the tutorial!

  • @qww760
    @qww760 3 года назад +1

    You are a fantastic trainer!

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад

      thanks, much appreciated!

  • @RedBaron63650
    @RedBaron63650 2 года назад

    The part of data cleaning on text manipulation is great !

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад +1

      Glad you think so!

    • @RedBaron63650
      @RedBaron63650 2 года назад

      @@SimonSezIT it really is. Please also read my comment below, if you have time, I would like to know if I am wrong or not.

  • @jugubitrus7295
    @jugubitrus7295 2 года назад

    You treated topics i have long searched for... Thank you!

  • @joyboy1536
    @joyboy1536 3 года назад +2

    Very well explained! Loved it!!
    Earned a Subscribe!

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад

      Much appreciated. Thanks for watching!

  • @lindad1418
    @lindad1418 2 года назад +1

    There should be more likes...you did a good job on explaining this!

  • @robertkinuthia4543
    @robertkinuthia4543 2 года назад

    The good thing about this one can always come back and recheck

  • @jamesdep8128
    @jamesdep8128 2 года назад +1

    This review is incredible. Thank you so much.

  • @RohitKumar-xv4lq
    @RohitKumar-xv4lq 2 года назад +1

    Thanks a lot this platform is great for learning

  • @sreelekshmia7332
    @sreelekshmia7332 2 года назад

    I'm in love with your accent ❤️ although I'm a beginner to data analytics so I believe that this would help me for sure! Thanks

  • @hpourmamih
    @hpourmamih 3 года назад +1

    Thank you very much for this wonderful crash course. you are AMAZING!

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад

      Thanks Hassan! I appreciate you watching and commenting!

  • @TheSacnep
    @TheSacnep 4 года назад +6

    Thank you for your tutorial. I am expecting the data cleaning tutorial with large and very big data set with challenge like missing values and date format in ~41245%

    • @granand
      @granand 3 года назад

      Hi Sachin Did you get any breakthrough in date issues ?

  • @collinsangute301
    @collinsangute301 2 года назад

    thanks a lot for your tutorial, I really benefited from it, since I deal with a lot of data analysis in my course, back here in Kenya

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад +1

      That is really good to hear! Glad you liked it.

  • @gunnar1032
    @gunnar1032 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for all the wonderful videos you all produce. This one in particular is quite informative and helpful. Cheers.

  • @MarjanR77
    @MarjanR77 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for your lecture , wish the Excel file will be available . seems that I should pay money

  • @rafaujma7534
    @rafaujma7534 3 года назад +6

    That's nice video. But what to do if one of the rows is missing something? For example genre. Excel would highlight that blank and you would have deleted that row altogether with all the data in it. How to avoid that? You can't scroll big file as it's time consuming.

    • @RedBaron63650
      @RedBaron63650 2 года назад +1

      You are correct. I just commented about it. A single blank cell in a row with data, would case the row to be deleted and data would be lost.

    • @stewartdahamman
      @stewartdahamman 2 года назад +3

      Either fill with zeros if appropriate for numerical blanks or fill with appropriate text using a formula that checks for contents in each cell, if it is correct- it provides the value in the cell, if false - it provides the text you wish to enter. You then select the newly generated column, copy and use paste values to replace the column with the blanks.

    • @Smuddpie
      @Smuddpie Год назад +2

      @@stewartdahamman I generally use find and replace to fill in blanks with zeros or “missing” or N/A as appropriate.

  • @CARLPERU
    @CARLPERU 3 года назад +1

    This indeed is an excellent video. I cannot thank you enough.

  • @gabrielayuel7897
    @gabrielayuel7897 2 года назад

    This is exactly what I have been looking for, thank you so much.

  • @anju334
    @anju334 2 года назад +1

    new subscriber. thank you for he video

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the sub! And welcome, Anju :-)

  • @udarasamarathunga3458
    @udarasamarathunga3458 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for this course

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад +1

      You're welcome 😊 Thank you for watching and commenting!

  • @getinettafesetucho7999
    @getinettafesetucho7999 Год назад

    Many thanks Simon.

  • @kajalkumari-cc7ve
    @kajalkumari-cc7ve 3 года назад +1

    Thankyou . This was helpful.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад

      Thank you for watching Kajal!

  • @charlesmangezi9564
    @charlesmangezi9564 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much Debora

  • @darrylmorgan
    @darrylmorgan 4 года назад +2

    Really Useful Well Explained Tutorial Thank You Deb :):):)

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  4 года назад

      Glad you found it useful Darryl

  • @kingswilling7517
    @kingswilling7517 2 года назад

    Excellent Explanation

  • @georgeaboh
    @georgeaboh 2 года назад

    I am grateful for this session. Very educative.

  • @charles4463
    @charles4463 2 года назад

    A very wonderful tutorial

  • @vickkyphogat
    @vickkyphogat 2 года назад

    Awesome Video. I have an interview scheduled today. Lets see what happen!!

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад

      Good luck with the interview, Vicky!

    • @vickkyphogat
      @vickkyphogat 2 года назад

      @@SimonSezIT Thanks!!

  • @NdifelaniMurida
    @NdifelaniMurida День назад

    Thank you for the tutorial. Nonetheless, when I click on the link to access the free course file, I must register for an account and select a subscription.

  • @hannakuo5418
    @hannakuo5418 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Deborah!

  • @quynhpham898
    @quynhpham898 3 года назад +1

    Very useful, thank you so much

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад +1

      I’m pleased this was helpful to you.

  • @sandipanmajumder9419
    @sandipanmajumder9419 Год назад

    again you rocks ma'am !!!

  • @Godflakes
    @Godflakes 2 года назад

    this was incredibly helpful and easy to follow along, thank you

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад

      Happy to learn it was helpful, Saminu Hanni :-)

  • @RK-zs5j6
    @RK-zs5j6 Год назад

    THANK YOU!

  • @pokoknyamilan7536
    @pokoknyamilan7536 3 года назад +2

    So much thanks for your explanation, its help me a lot. So if I want to separate hire date, salary, dept, and job title at manual way using file ImportText1, I have to use the same way with the way to separate employee name? I mean, I have to create helper column to find where is semicolon (;) and count using formula LEN to?

  • @mkgeidam
    @mkgeidam 3 года назад +1

    Thanks so much for the video

  • @olawuyikhadijat5838
    @olawuyikhadijat5838 2 года назад

    This was very helpful. Thank you!

  • @amenaislam4573
    @amenaislam4573 3 года назад +1

    very helpful , thank you.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад +1

      You’re most welcome, glad you’ve enjoyed the tutorial!

  • @yousefshokir6481
    @yousefshokir6481 2 года назад

    Incredibly useful video. Please do another on the same topic.
    Thank you.

  • @RedBaron63650
    @RedBaron63650 2 года назад +1

    Hello there, long time excel and number cruncher here. I have a comment and a question about clearing the blank (empty) rows, as you described in the video. The system works, but in my opinion there is a catch and the user need to be careful. What happens if the data set is large, and we don't have the time to scroll down and glance at it, and there aren't only blank rows, but also blank cells, within a row with data in it... I other words, for testing sake, let's assume that row 3 has cell C3 that is blank, but the rest of the row has cells with data in it, and we follow the steps outlined in the video, the presence of a single cell in a row otherwise with data, will cause the entire row being deleted, and we would lose data.
    If we "blank" C3, (The Beach Boys) and use the Go To Special => Select => Blanks=> (all blank rows are selected AND C3 is selected as well, then as you say we go: Delete => Delete Sheet Rows .. row 3 and the lovely 1966 Pet Sounds album is gone.

    • @RedBaron63650
      @RedBaron63650 2 года назад +1

      The system outlined and explained in the video works *only* if we don't have any empty cells in a row with data.

  • @SantoshTiwari-rw6vc
    @SantoshTiwari-rw6vc 2 года назад

    Best Video Ever

  • @odishaeducationalandtech8500
    @odishaeducationalandtech8500 4 года назад +1

    Thank you. Like it. Love it heartily.

  • @paulakujuobi1932
    @paulakujuobi1932 Год назад

    Thanks a lot.🙂

  • @mikewera7533
    @mikewera7533 Год назад

    Thank you so much

  • @mostaanhoseiniian4416
    @mostaanhoseiniian4416 3 года назад +1

    It is a useful tutorial.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад

      Thanks! Delighted to hear it!

  • @makombe5809
    @makombe5809 2 года назад

    The best ever.

  • @originunknown4273
    @originunknown4273 3 года назад +1

    Great tutorial, thanks

  • @ogunmiluyiomowumi8639
    @ogunmiluyiomowumi8639 2 года назад

    Thanks alot for this.. Its really helpful

  • @Pablo-pd2gr
    @Pablo-pd2gr 2 года назад

    Thank you so much 👌

  • @gogrowgrace6468
    @gogrowgrace6468 2 года назад

    This is very helpful. Thank you very much!

  • @kavitakamble3669
    @kavitakamble3669 5 лет назад +1

    Very nicely done video!

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  5 лет назад

      Thanks, glad you like the video!

  • @nehasabharwal15
    @nehasabharwal15 3 года назад +1

    thank you for the great content!!!

  • @duztv5370
    @duztv5370 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for this, I am grateful

  • @tamimhekmatpey2729
    @tamimhekmatpey2729 2 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @Idrizly
    @Idrizly 2 года назад

    Thank you

  • @Umb2344
    @Umb2344 4 года назад +2

    Amazing

  • @naijatalkertive
    @naijatalkertive 3 года назад +1

    Thanks

  • @aymanali8322
    @aymanali8322 Год назад +1

    Thank you for the tutorial, but I downloaded the data and it's already cleaned. Is there any chance to get the raw data?

  • @melanieachdjian6035
    @melanieachdjian6035 4 года назад +4

    Debbie, Thank you for the great overview, what a great step-by-step. I have a question about deleting blank rows (around 09:00). I am using 365. I can find and highlight the blank cells using your method, but it highlights not only the rows in the table, but also all of the cells in the columns to the right of the table. In addition, the delete option within the cells box is grayed out. Any idea why I am not seeing what you are seeing?

  • @alaminh.3397
    @alaminh.3397 4 года назад +1

    wow
    Amazing teaching techniques 😍

  • @TheJoshtheboss
    @TheJoshtheboss Год назад

    Very clever.

  • @hapemokenela7388
    @hapemokenela7388 4 года назад +1

    Thakn you for this unique excel course. I was however unable to download the text file

  • @abdullahnaim10
    @abdullahnaim10 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so much!

  • @TapiwarudolphKanengoni
    @TapiwarudolphKanengoni 2 года назад

    Awesome.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад

      Thanks you, appreciate the feedback!

  • @onenabeable
    @onenabeable 2 года назад

    thank you so much... that help my work👍👍👍

  • @leighbrett
    @leighbrett 4 года назад +1

    do you suggest cleaning your data before merging into one sheet or afterwards ?

  • @Raaajzzz
    @Raaajzzz 2 года назад

    This is really a great tutorial

  • @JayeshPatil-nl5uc
    @JayeshPatil-nl5uc 2 года назад

    loved it

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it Jayesh Patil! If you need additional MS Excel tips, you can find them here -> ruclips.net/p/PLzj7TwUeMQ3g6U7Mwyy7G9Gwh-k2yNtfI

  • @funcrafts.
    @funcrafts. 2 года назад

    So fantastic

  • @KeebasLife
    @KeebasLife 3 года назад

    Awesome. Thank you so much.

  • @gmsubu
    @gmsubu 3 года назад

    Excellent presentation.

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  3 года назад

      Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching !

  • @sunny-fu5ie
    @sunny-fu5ie 5 лет назад +2

    nice tutorial but the file you provided was already...i dont know how to say this
    the file was "solved" there was no mistakes in that file. i just assumed and did the same things you have showed in the video. thank you

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  5 лет назад +1

      Yes, we gave the model answer. Good feedback, maybe next time we'll give the unsolved file!

    • @callummcnamara6017
      @callummcnamara6017 4 года назад

      @@SimonSezIT Yes provide the file with errors next time please. As the only reason to download it is to go through the tutorial solving the errors for muscle memory. And we have this video for reference. Really clear and simple video though, good work.

  • @Eduardo-cr8ri
    @Eduardo-cr8ri 2 года назад

    Finally a working link to your spreadsheets 😅

    • @SimonSezIT
      @SimonSezIT  2 года назад

      Most of the time, opening the link in a private window solves the problem. But glad this one worked out for you.

  • @leventis1991
    @leventis1991 3 года назад +1

    Hello, I have an issue that i want your help with. I have a data set with multiple columns like the one in the example. My issue is that in some lines the entries are in the wrong column. For example, let's say that the name of the artist in the 10th row has been inputted in the "Genre" column and the genre of the album is in the "name" column. How can i make a new table that the name will be in the proper column. Please keep in mind that in each registry there is a character that specifies its type for example each name of the artist is something like "N_A Adele" or "N_A Bono" and "g_folk" or "g_rock"

  • @albertobulletti3419
    @albertobulletti3419 3 года назад

    wow!! thank you so much

  • @soxpuff
    @soxpuff Год назад

    I have a situation where I have 3 conditions (reasons) in 1 cell, under 1 field column that need to be tallied for reporting in relation to another field column.
    This data is manually entered on a form so there is no standard data to receive.
    Need to separate and standardize the data first. Your demo is helpful. And I'm considering having a new field column per condition.
    The problem lies in that there can sometimes be a variable number of conditions, they're not uniform.
    Is it best to add new rows under one field to tally the conditions, or new fields?
    How would that affect pivot table reporting? I assume if there are blank rows (but not in the field tallying the conditions) they won't show in the Pivot Table?
    The next question is how to automate that data clean up? If possible, via macros or power query?

  • @sxgaston
    @sxgaston Год назад

    How can I delete blank rows if I have other cells that are blank? Using your method of find and select special and choosing blanks it highlights 'All Blanks' not just empty rows. So if you have any other blanks in your data, say you didn't have a genre for Beatles in your example then select delete sheet rows it will also delete the row Beatles because it found a blank in that row.

  • @mbhla
    @mbhla 2 года назад

    Helpful tips for beginners, is the image sharp enough?

  • @marcelotapia7899
    @marcelotapia7899 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for this information. That helps me a lot.

  • @oddnumber8149
    @oddnumber8149 4 года назад +2

    great video..i have a question..i import the txt file but some dates after applied value function return #value

    • @EminentJade
      @EminentJade 3 года назад

      change format to dd/mm/yyyy and it will properly work, US format just ruined everything.

  • @shndou
    @shndou Год назад

    would you please share a link of the raw data that you've used for practice

  • @statesman6379
    @statesman6379 3 года назад

    The last example: or just use "Text to Columns".