Delimited files are data files which have values separated by certain special characters (e.g.: Tab, Comma, Semi - Colon). They are in widespread use because they can be easily accessed by various platforms and spreadsheet software apart from Excel. Some of the most commonly used delimited file formats are:
For example, the following fields in each record are separated by Semi-Colons, and each record by new lines:
The following image shows how the same file would look after exporting to MS Excel
In this segment, you will learn about extracting data (to MS Excel) from one type of Delimited Files - Semi Colon Separated Files. In the process, you will learn about some important functions like Text-to-Columns.
In the next segment, you will learn about exploring keyboard shortcuts in MS Excel. Using keyboard shortcuts will increase the speed of your analysis tremendously!