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Text Manipulation Techniques in Excel

Master Excel's text functions, Flash Fill, and Power Query to effortlessly cleanse, transform, and organize your data. Streamline workflows and unlock new insights.

Created byDavid Ringstrom
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(14 reviews)
BeginnerUpdated Nov 12, 2025
Text Manipulation Techniques in Excel

What You'll Learn

check_circleUtilize core Excel text functions for data manipulation.
check_circleClean and prepare text with functions and Power Query.
check_circleSplit and restructure text using various Excel tools.
check_circleConvert and format diverse data types like dates and numbers.
check_circleLeverage Flash Fill and text features for efficiency.
check_circleStreamline navigation with hyperlinks and text boxes.

About This Course

Welcome to "Text Manipulation Techniques in Excel"! This course is your essential guide to transforming unwieldy data into clean, usable information. In today's fast-paced spreadsheet environment, the ability to efficiently manipulate text can significantly boost productivity, allowing Excel to work for you, not against you.

Throughout this presentation, you will expand your Excel toolbox, learning powerful methods to restructure and refine text-based data with ease. We'll dive into practical applications, moving beyond tedious manual corrections to embrace streamlined, automated solutions.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Utilize core text functions like LEFT, MID, RIGHT, UPPER, LOWER, PROPER, and TRIM to deconstruct and reformat text.
  • Leverage modern Microsoft 365 functions such as TEXTBEFORE, TEXTAFTER, TEXTSPLIT, and TEXTJOIN for advanced text parsing and concatenation.
  • Clean and prepare text-based data, addressing common issues like non-breaking spaces and numbers stored as text, often using Power Query for robust, repeatable solutions.
  • Master Flash Fill's AI capabilities for quick data assembly and disassembly.
  • Employ the Text to Columns wizard for precise data separation and reformatting of dates and other numerical data.
  • Create dynamic hyperlinks for enhanced navigation within your spreadsheets.
  • Effectively use text boxes to present narrative content without the common pitfalls of merged cells.
  • Develop a custom "Paste Values" shortcut to expedite your workflow processes.

Whether you're an experienced Excel user or looking to refine your data handling skills, this course provides the techniques and insights to make text manipulation in Excel intuitive and highly efficient. Prepare to transform your approach to challenging data formats and unlock new levels of productivity!

Your Instructor

David Ringstrom
David Ringstrom

CPA, Author, Professional Excel Spreadsheet Trainer and Consultant

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David H. Ringstrom, CPA, is the author of Microsoft 365 Excel for Dummies, and a nationally recognized instructor who has taught over 2,500 live webinars. His Excel courses are based on over 30 years of consulting and teaching experience. David’s catchphrase is “Either you work Excel, or it works you,” so he focuses on what he sees users don’t, but should know about Microsoft Excel. His goal is to empower you to use Excel more effectively. David has authored or co-authored 10 books, including Exploring Microsoft Excel's Hidden Treasures, QuickBooks Online for Dummies, and Idiot's Guide to Introductory Accounting.

Credit Information

Do these courses count toward my professional development requirements?

This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.

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