If you have recorded inventory or customer information previously using Excel, Quickbooks can import this data into its own files.

You can take the information in a mailing label document and convert it to a column-based spreadsheet in Excel provided you you know how to prepare the document.

You can import an Excel data table into Word to customize your template with names and addresses. Mail merge helps you quickly create auto-personalized letters, envelopes, labels, and more.

Mesa, the Mac OS X spreadsheet software with icon-based interface from P&L Software, has been updated and offers improved Excel support. You can now import Excel files from any Excel version.

Microsoft Excel has an import wizard, but if you structure the text correctly, you can bypass the wizard altogether.