Data Cleanup Made Easy: Fixing Messy Excel Files

November
06
2025 (Thursday)
Time 08:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM EDT
Duration: 60 Minutes
70 Days Left To REGISTER
Id: 209731
Instructor
Cathy Horwitz
Live
Recorded
Live + Recorded
Refund Policy

Overview

If you've ever opened a messy Excel file and have not known where to start, this webinar is for you. We’ll walk through simple, practical tools like TRIM, Text to Columns, Find & Replace, and Flash Fill to help you clean up and organize your data without getting overwhelmed. You will learn how to fix weird spacing, split up combined cells, standardize names and formats, remove duplicates, and even add dropdown lists to keep data consistent for easier sorting and filtering. 

Why you should Attend

You should attend this session if you’re tired of wrestling with messy spreadsheets and want to save time and frustration cleaning them up. This session will give you easy, practical ways to get your data in shape. You'll walk away with tools and tricks you can use right away with no stress, no complicated steps, just useful Excel skills that make your work easier.

Areas Covered in the Session

  • Remove Extra Spaces & Characters 
    • TRIM /CLEAN / SUBSTITUTE Functions
  • Standardize Text with Formatting Functions 
    • PROPER / UPPER / LOWER Functions
    • LEFT / RIGHT / MID / LEN Functions
  • Split Combined Data 
    • Text to Columns Tool
  • Find & Replace for Quick Fixes 
    • Replace inconsistent entries
  • Use Flash Fill to Detect Patterns 
    • Auto-completes entries by detecting patterns
  • Eliminate Duplicate Data 
    • Remove Duplicates Tool
    • Conditional Formatting (Highlight Duplicates)
    • Lock in Consistency with Data Validation (5 minutes)
  • Data Validation Lists
    • Prevent inconsistent entries using dropdowns

Who Will Benefit

This webinar is ideal for anyone who regularly works with spreadsheets that come from different sources that are messy, inconsistent, or poorly formatted. Especially when preparing information for analysis.

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Speaker Profile

Cathy Horwitz is a highly experienced Microsoft Office instructor, specializing in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access. With over 30 years of expertise in both in-person and online training, she has helped thousands of professionals boost productivity, streamline workflows, and master essential Microsoft Office skills.

Cathy has been teaching Microsoft Office since its inception, offering tailored training programs that meet the unique needs of individuals and businesses. Her courses cover everything from Excel formulas, PivotTables, and automation with macros to Word document formatting, PowerPoint presentation design, and Outlook email management. Workshops from beginning level through advanced are available.

Known for her engaging, hands-on teaching style, Cathy incorporates real-world business scenarios to ensure students gain practical skills they can immediately apply. Whether you're looking for corporate training, individual coaching, or advanced Microsoft Office workshops, Cathy delivers results-driven instruction that enhances efficiency, problem-solving, and software proficiency.
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