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If it is an appropriate type of spreadsheet and you lay it out properly, like having headings for the field names and the data correctly in the rows and columns, then it can be imported into Access. You do not need to import things like totals, just the raw data. Even data generated by formulas can be generated in Access through queries mainly, or formulas in forms, so they don't need to be imported either. If you do import them, they can then be removed and replaced with calculated fields.

You can try importing it directly in Access but you can save it as a CSV file first, which is in the list of Save As options in Excel. It is a text file with data in each cell separated by commas, and each new row on a new line. Then you can take the import option from within Access and your data can be saved as a table in Access. You will be able to choose what fields you want and what ones you don't, and so leave out the ones that contain formulas. You can use the field headings from the first row or decide on your own and also choose a primary key.

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