Before diving into the "how," let's look at the "why." ASC timetables (often exported as .asc , .txt , or .csv files from scheduling systems like ASC Timetables, Prime Timetable, or legacy systems) are great for printing but terrible for analysis.
| Task | Completed? | | :--- | :--- | | Exported from ASC as CSV or TXT (not binary). | ☐ | | Used Power Query (Get & Transform) to import. | ☐ | | Removed extra header/footer rows. | ☐ | | Converted periods/days to Excel time format. | ☐ | | Applied conditional formatting for conflicts. | ☐ | | Created a PivotTable to summarize teacher workloads. | ☐ | | Saved as .xlsx (standard Excel 2021 format). | ☐ | asc timetables to excel 2021
. If Excel 2021 is installed, the software may prompt to open the file immediately. Security Prompt : When opening the file in Excel, you may see a warning: "You are trying to open a file in another format..." to proceed. aSc EduPage Method 2: Using the Online Timetables (EduPage) Before diving into the "how," let's look at the "why
In the new window, select XLS - MS Excel format . | ☐ | | Used Power Query (Get & Transform) to import
If the native export formatting does not match your school's custom layout needs, you can use a copy-and-paste method combined with Excel 2021’s Power Query engine to clean up the data. In aSc Timetables, go to the grid view of your timetable.
For visual layouts—like a teacher's wall poster—that don't export well as raw data, use a conversion workflow. Open the report you want in Print Preview .
Direct exports from scheduling software often contain heavily merged cells that restrict sorting and filtering.
