How to Get Stock Market Quotes in Microsoft Excel 2007 Directly?

If you are investing in stocks and want to get stock market quotes and keep it for future use, you can do it with ease by using Microsoft Excel 2007.

 

There are 2 ways you can get the stock market quotes in Microsoft Excel 2007:

 

How to Get Stock Market Quotes in Microsoft Excel 2007 Directly?

  • Firstly, you have to open your Microsoft Excel 2007 application. Just in case you do not know, here is how you can open the application. Click on "Start" on the left of your Window Taskbar. Go to "All Program". Click on "Microsoft Office" and "Microsoft Excel 2007".

  • In the Excel window, click on "Data" tab. On the top left corner, you should see a box labeled "Get External Data". Click on "Existing Connections", select "MSN MoneyCentral Investor Stock Quotes" and click "Open".

  • You will be prompted to "Where do you want to put the data?". You can choose to input the data in the existing worksheet or new worksheet. If you choose to input the data in the existing sheet, you need to select the cell you want the data to paste on. Then, click "ok".

  • You will then come to a dialog box where you will be asked to enter symbols of stock, fund or other MSN MoneyCentral Investor. If you have more than one, you can separate them with commas. If you want the same stock quote to be updated in the future, check the box next to "use this value / reference for future refreshes". If you would like the data to refresh automatically, you should further check box next to "Refresh automatically when cell value changes". Then, click "ok".

  • The quotes will be displayed in the worksheet titled "Stock Quotes Provided by MSN Money". You shall see all the requested stocks listed, with necessary information like Previous Close, High, Low, Volume, Change, % Change, 52 Wk High, 52 Wk Low, Market Cap, EPS, P/E Ratio, # Shares Out.

  • If you are not sure of the symbol of your stocks, there is a hyperlink labeled "Symbol Lookup" to help you to find out.

  • Now, you have got the stock market quotes Excel 2007 directly. When you are done and satisfied with the information you have got, save it to your hard drive.

There is a second way where you can get the quote in Excel format. Visit How to Get Stock Market Quotes in Excel Format Using Mozilla Firefox.

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