Introduction to Project #3: Cleaning Up and Formatting Data

 Project #3 focuses on automating the process of cleaning up and formatting data in Excel using VBA macros. This project is particularly useful when dealing with large datasets or repetitive tasks that involve data cleansing and formatting. We'll develop macros to perform common data cleaning tasks such as removing duplicates, trimming whitespace, converting text to proper case, and formatting dates and numbers.

Let's outline the steps for this project:

Remove Duplicates: Create a macro to remove duplicate values from a selected range.

Trim Whitespace: Develop a macro to remove leading and trailing whitespace from cells in a selected range.

Convert Text to Proper Case: Write a macro to convert text in selected cells to proper case (e.g., "john doe" becomes "John Doe").

Format Dates: Develop a macro to format dates in selected cells to a specific date format.

Format Numbers: Create a macro to format numbers in selected cells to a specific number format.

Combine Steps: Optionally, create a macro that combines multiple cleaning and formatting steps into a single operation for efficiency.

By automating these data cleaning and formatting tasks, we can save time and ensure consistency in our Excel workbooks. Let's dive into coding each of these macros.