You can remove leading, trailing, and extra spaces between characters and numbers in Excel using TRIM(), SUBSTITUTE() or Find and Replace.

How to Separate Text From Numbers in Excel. When you open a raw data file in Excel, the program doesn't always recognize the way in which the data is formatted, such as comma-delimited, tab ...

Formulas are powerful tools for performing calculations and analyzing data in Excel. In this beginner’s guide, you’ll learn how to use formulas and explore some popular built-in functions.

I’m sharing six of those essential Excel functions that I wish I had learned much earlier. I’m confident that they will make a huge difference in your work, too.

Have you played with the "Text to Columns" function on the Data menu/tab yet? It's similar but not quite identical to the File Open text importer.