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I download data from our database and it downloads as two tables which I can save as Excel worksheets. One table has the demographic info (name, address, etc). The other table might have our "contact" info (attendance at an event, letter we may have sent them, etc). I'm wanting to manipulate the data. In the past I've sent it into access but I thought it might be easier in excel.

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Does anybody use Excel for organizing work? Is it worth learning? What is it mostly used for? (Submitted by Blake P.)

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there's a nice online tutorial on sorting versus filtering in Microsoft Excel at http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-5931207.html

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Do you hire someone to come in and do the training? If so, how do you find a good trainor? Do you send folks out to adult ed classes or something external? What is a good amount to budget for something like this?

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