If you can related to the following, Power Query will transform the way you work far more effectively than you have ever experienced
• I regularly get data from multiple sources e.g. Excel files, CSV/Text files, external databases (SQL, Access etc.), and bring it into Excel and consolidate it into one table so I can analyse it.
• My data is spread over multiple Excel worksheets/workbooks and I have to consolidate it into one table so I can use it
• The constant update of data received requires cleaning before I can use it -splitting text into multiple columns, remove columns/rows/duplicates , adding columns, Format text as dates or numbers, Other random data cleaning tasks that drive me crazy and waste my time
• I currently use Excel VBA/Macro to clean my data every week/month and it’s tedious
While normal Excel Functions or Macro/VBA can do all of the above tasks, Excel Power Query tool can perform far more
effectively - simply refresh Power Query and it gets your data and cleans it in seconds.
WHAT IS MICROSOFT EXCEL POWER QUERY?
Excel Power Query tool enables you to extract, transform and load data (ETL) very effectively. In this course, you will aquire the knowledge and skills in using Power Query which is far simpler, straight forward and easy to use when you need to extract, consolidate, merge data and automate work processes in Excel. Heavy users of Microsoft Excel will find this course very practical and useful. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel is assumed.