https://blog.thetextsmith.com/tags/spreadsheets/ Recent content in Spreadsheets on Under the Anvil Hugo en-us Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:10:20 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/alternative-ways/dirty-data-why-cleaning-takes-longer-than-analysis/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:10:20 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/alternative-ways/dirty-data-why-cleaning-takes-longer-than-analysis/ It is a universal truth that textsmiths work with data formats. Yet formats are attempts to impose structure on messy reality, but no format can decide what the right structure is for you. So in this post, we are going to look at what data cleaning is. https://blog.thetextsmith.com/alternative-ways/what-is-data-analysis-really/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:14:47 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/alternative-ways/what-is-data-analysis-really/ The previous post asked, “Do spreadsheets define data analysis?” This one asks the more fundamental question: “What is data analysis in the first place?” https://blog.thetextsmith.com/alternative-ways/beyond-the-spreadsheet/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:11:10 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/alternative-ways/beyond-the-spreadsheet/ The spreadsheet is a wonderful interface. But it is not the only way to think about data. https://blog.thetextsmith.com/alternative-ways/introducing-a-new-series-alternative-ways-doing-it-in-plain-text/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:48:43 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/alternative-ways/introducing-a-new-series-alternative-ways-doing-it-in-plain-text/ Today we introduce a new series on doing things in plain text. This way, as a textsmith, you do not have to rely on proprietary formats to be productive.