
Power Query is a built-in Excel tool that extracts, transforms, and loads data from multiple sources, using M language to automate steps and combine data for Excel or Power BI.
Open the Power Query Editor in Excel, learn to access data sources, import data, and begin cleaning and transforming data for analysis.
Download resource files, clean and transform them with Power Query, load back into Excel, merge gender and department data with sales report, and add May data, refreshing January to April.
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Learn to import data using primary sources in Power Query, including Excel workbooks, tables, text/csv, pdfs, and folders, and distinguish them from secondary sources like xml and json.
Discover how to pull and transform data from secondary sources in Excel Power Query, including XML and JSON files, databases, cloud services, web APIs, OData, and even picture data.
Understand the Power Query Editor interface in Excel. Load data from table range, apply steps, and perform basic cleaning like changing types, removing or adding columns, then close and load.
Learn to split columns by delimiter in excel power query, using custom delimiters and text extraction. Compare splitting vs extracting and remove unused columns.
Trim and clean text fields in Excel Power Query to remove leading and trailing spaces, using the trim and clean options to tidy data automatically.
Learn to apply text formatting in Excel by normalizing names and words to lowercase, uppercase, or capitalize each word using the transform and format options.
Learn to add a new calculated column in Excel Power Query by multiplying total units sold by total cost to compute revenue, and format it as currency.
Learn date formatting and cleaning in Excel Power Query by replacing us with USA, calculating days from order date to payment date, and adding a column showing days before delivery.
Close and load the cleaned data back into Excel, wrapping up the queries in Power Query, then view and manage query connections to prepare for the next lecture.
Are you tired of manually cleaning and preparing messy Excel data every time? Then it's time to master Power Query Excel’s most powerful, time saving data tool.
This hands-on course is designed for beginners and Excel users who want to automate their data transformation process without using formulas or VBA. Power Query allows you to connect, combine, clean, and reshape data from different sources in just a few clicks.
Whether you're dealing with CSVs, Excel files, or web data, you’ll learn how to import, transform, and load data in a clean format ready for analysis. We’ll cover how to remove duplicates, split columns, unpivot data, filter records, and handle nulls all using Power Query’s visual, step-by-step interface.
You’ll also discover how to merge and append multiple tables, automate recurring tasks, and build reusable data prep workflows that save you hours every month. Finally, we’ll show how to load your transformed data directly into Excel and integrate it with PivotTables or dashboards.
This course is practical, project-based, and requires no coding knowledge. It’s perfect for business analysts, data professionals, or anyone working with Excel who wants to work smarter, not harder.
By the end, you’ll be fully equipped to use Excel Power Query like a pro turning chaotic spreadsheets into clean, analysis-ready data in minutes.