Filter the Data and Return It to the Worksheet

Your database might have more records than the 65,535-row limit of your worksheet. You’ll want to exclude data you don’t need, such as products tracked by other sales managers.

Sort it out   The next step of the Query Wizard, the Sort Order dialog box, allows you to specify the order in which you want the data sorted before it is returned to the worksheet.

Check the status of your query   Returning data to your worksheet might take awhile, depending on the size of the database and the complexity of your query. Click the Refresh Status button on the External Data toolbar, which appears automatically after you finish your query. Try it out   If you have Microsoft Access, you can query the Northwind sample database. The example illustrated here uses the Northwind database as the data source.

Save Your Queries

Click Save Query in the Finish dialog box of the Query Wizard if you want to run the same query again later. Saved database queries appear on the Queries tab of the Choose Data Source dialog box, or appear when you click Run Database Query (Data menu).

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Want to know more?   Look up Getting Results - Get Sales Information in Help.