Tips for Excel in ArcGIS

The new ESRI Training Matters blog had a recent post about Excel. Since 9.2 (and 9.1 for those with the Business Analyst Extension), you've been able to use Excel tables in ArcGIS. However, it isn't always easy. The article describes some common problems and how to work it out. I know I've made used Excel tables to have non-GIS people populate GIS data in the past. This should help make this a bit simpler and with fewer suprises.