Complete first version of ExistingExcelFile FAQ

Added loading a row/col, then mapping to HashTable
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Davis Henckel
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After Loading this data into ```$ExcelFile``` the data is stored like:
![ExcelFileDebugImg](/images/FAQ_Images/ExcelFileDebugImg.jpg)
## Other Common Operations
### Load a Column
```powershell
$SpecificColumn = $ExcelFile."anotherHeader" #loads column with the header "another header" store into an array
```
### Load a Row
```powershell
$SpecificRow = $ExcelFile[1] #Loads row at index 1. Index 1 is the first row instead of 0.
```
### Map Contents to HashTable to interpret data
Sometimes mapping to a HashTable is more convenient to have access to common Hashtable operations. Enumerate a HashTable with the Row data properties by:
```powershell
$HashTable = @{}
$SpecificRow= $ExcelFile[2]
$SpecificRow.psobject.properties | ForEach-Object {$HashTable[$_.Name] = $_.Value}
```
To then iterate through the enumerated hash...
```powershell
ForEach ($Key in ($HashTable.GetEnumerator()) | Where-Object {$_.Value -eq "x"}){ #Only grabs a key where the value is "x"
#values accessible with $Key.Name or $Key.Value
}
```