{"id":749,"date":"2020-05-07T17:12:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T09:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/?p=749"},"modified":"2020-05-07T17:57:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T09:57:15","slug":"getting-started-with-easy-excel-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2020\/05\/07\/getting-started-with-easy-excel-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting started with Easy Excel Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To create an analysis table from an Excel file using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/ya_eea_overview.htm\">Easy Excel Analysis<\/a>, here are the basic steps to follow:<\/p>\n<h2>Importing your Excel file<\/h2>\n<p>Click on the <strong>Import Excel\/CSV file<\/strong> item, and select the Excel file you want to import.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps01.png 786w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps01-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps01-768x623.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps01-624x507.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the worksheet you want to import data from.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-751\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps02.png 848w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps02-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps02-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps02-624x433.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A preview of the selected worksheet is displayed on the right.\u00a0 Adjust the settings accordingly if your worksheet does not have a header, or has blank rows before the data rows.\u00a0 Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On the next page, adjust the column types where necessary.\u00a0 Check that the date and time columns are identified correctly.\u00a0 If the columns have been formatted as date and\/or time columns in Excel, they will be identified correctly in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/ya_eea_overview.htm\">Easy Excel Analysis<\/a>.\u00a0 Click <strong>Next<\/strong> when done.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-752\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps03.png 848w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps03-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps03-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps03-624x433.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On this page, you can add additional columns that extract individual elements from date and time columns.\u00a0 In our example, we have chosen to add columns for the year, month, and quarter based on the <strong>Order Date<\/strong> column.\u00a0 Click <strong>Next <\/strong>after you have added the elements you require.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-753\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps04.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps04.png 666w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps04-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps04-624x277.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On this page, you can choose to import data from additional Excel files and\/or worksheets.\u00a0 See this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2020\/05\/07\/importing-multiple-worksheets-and-or-excel-files-in-easy-excel-analysis\/\">post<\/a> for further details.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-754\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps06.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps06.png 666w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps06-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps06-624x551.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong>, and your Excel data will be imported into an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2020\/05\/06\/using-analysis-tables\/\">analysis table<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Importing your CSV file<\/h2>\n<p>The steps to Import a CSV file is similar to importing an Excel file.\u00a0 When you select a CSV file, the <strong>Import CSV File<\/strong> wizard displays a preview of the file.\u00a0 You may need to adjust the settings to import your file correctly.\u00a0 To determine if the settings are correct, click on the <strong>Preview<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-756\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps07.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps07.png 668w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps07-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps07-624x549.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this example, we see a strange character next to the first column description.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-757\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps08.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps08.png 668w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps08-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps08-624x453.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a common issue, and is fixed by selecting the <strong>Detect byte-order mark<\/strong> option.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/ya_eea_overview.htm\">Easy Excel Analysis<\/a> will try to set this option automatically depending on the CSV file format.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-758\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps10.png 559w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps10-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other common settings to change include the <strong>Field separator<\/strong> symbol (default is the comma symbol), and the <strong>quote symbol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-759\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps11.png 615w, https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eea_steps11-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To check if the CSV file will be imported correctly, click on the <strong>Preview<\/strong> button to check the lines that will be imported.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the steps is identical to that for importing Excel files described above.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.yohz.com\/blogs\/2020\/05\/07\/getting-started-with-easy-excel-analysis\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button\"  size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button  \" 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