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Published inApr 2019
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Julio Cesar Rodriguez Martino
Julio Cesar Rodriguez Martino
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Julio Cesar Rodriguez Martino

Julio Cesar Rodriguez Martino is a machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) platform architect, focusing on applying the latest techniques and models in these fields to optimize, automate, and improve the work of tax and accounting consultants. The main tool used in this practice is the MS Office platform, which Azure services complement perfectly by adding intelligence to the different tasks. Julio's background is in experimental physics, where he learned and applied advanced statistical and data analysis methods. He also teaches university courses and provides in-company training on machine learning and analytics, and has a lot of experience leading data science teams.
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Importing data from a web page

If a web page contains data in tabular form, then Excel is able to import these tables automatically. As an example, we will import a table from the Wikipedia page about Excel. Here's how we will go about it:

  1. Click on Data and then navigate to Get Data | From Other Sources | From Web, as shown in the following screenshot:
  1. In the dialog that pops up, we type in the URL of the mentioned web page and click OK, as shown in the following screenshot:
  1. Now, we will be able to see a list of available tables. Pick the one showing Excel's release history. A table preview is shown to the right, as shown in the following screenshot:
  1. As we did before, we can just load the data or edit it, transforming the values according to our needs. The final result is an Excel table.
We also have the choice of changing to web view and seeing the target...
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Julio Cesar Rodriguez Martino

Julio Cesar Rodriguez Martino is a machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) platform architect, focusing on applying the latest techniques and models in these fields to optimize, automate, and improve the work of tax and accounting consultants. The main tool used in this practice is the MS Office platform, which Azure services complement perfectly by adding intelligence to the different tasks. Julio's background is in experimental physics, where he learned and applied advanced statistical and data analysis methods. He also teaches university courses and provides in-company training on machine learning and analytics, and has a lot of experience leading data science teams.
Read more about Julio Cesar Rodriguez Martino