Power Query replaces risky and time-consuming manual edits with a safe, user-friendly system that speeds up everyday spreadsheet work.

Did you know that data analysts spend up to 80% of their time cleaning and preparing data? If you’re nodding in agreement, you’re not alone. The good news is that tools like Power Query in Excel and ...

Q. There was a December 2020 article in the JofA about cleaning and joining data using a program called Alteryx, but we don’t have access to this program. Could you explain how to do those tasks using ...

Have you ever spent hours wrestling with messy spreadsheets, trying to clean up data that just won’t cooperate? Or maybe you’ve found yourself manually merging files, painstakingly copying and pasting ...

Power Query is a game-changer in terms of the amount of time I save, ensuring imported data is ready for analysis in Excel. If you're new to this tool, it's helpful to know a few commands that can ...

In Microsoft Excel, you don’t need an expression to calculate someone’s age – use Power Query to simplify the process. Calculating age requires a bit of specialized knowledge. Any expression you use ...

In this post, we will show you how to reorder multiple columns in Power Query with Drag & Drop. Often when importing data from various sources, columns may not be in the desired order. Reordering ...

Want to get more out of Excel? At Microsoft’s inaugural Data Insights Summit last month, several experts offered a slew of suggestions for getting the most out of Excel 2016. Here are 10 of the best. ...