Microsoft Excel - Data Analytics Power Query and PivotTables

Clean, Transform and Summarize Microsoft Excel Data Quickly with Excel's Power Query and PivotTable Tools

What you'll learn

Create Connections and Discover External Data Sources
Clean, Transform and Prepare Data Sets for Reporting within Excel
Transform Raw Data with Power Query Calculations
Create Consistentcy in Data with Power Querys Powerful Toolset
Streamline Data Work by Automating with Power Query Steps
Create Clean Data Interfaces with Power Query Parameters and Excel Variables

Requirements

Microsoft Excel 2016 or newer to follow along
Power Query is not Available in the MAC release of Excel
Power Query is available through a free download for Excel 2010 and 2013. Best if you have Excel 2016 or newer.

Description

Microsoft Excel's Power Query tool is the biggest feature Microsoft has added to Excel since PivotTables. Seriously, no joke. Read on to learn more about Excel Power Query and how you'll save loads of time as you take advantage of this powerful feature.

In Excel 2016, 2019 and Office 365, Power Query is built directly in the Excel interface through the GET AND TRANSFORM command on the Data tab. (Power Query is NOT available on the MAC release of Excel)

Power Query is available on Excel 2010 and 2013 through a free download from Microsoft as described in the course.

Lets face it, retrieving, cleaning and transforming data to report on can take hours of precious time. With Excel Power Query you can eliminate repetitive tasks freeing your time for other important tasks, like lunch and going home on time. Excel Power Query removes the hassle and complex formulas of manual tasks such as:

Finding the Data each time you need a report

Cleaning Columns of Data

Splitting or Joining Column Values

Removing unnecessary characters and extra spaces

Formatting data correctly

Filtering data needed for the report

Combining multiple Datasets into a master list

Manipulating the data layout to work with other tools, i.e. Excel PivotTables and Charts

In just 3 easy steps, you'll have a final report ready for presentation and your next raise.

Get Data

Transform/Clean Data

Report on Data

Once you've got it all setup with Excel Power Query all you need to do is hit the Refresh button to update the report with next weeks data. Microsoft Power Query remembers all the steps you performed to get, transform and clean the data all you do is refresh and your report is updated.

Sounds all too easy, right? Enroll now and let me guide you through Excel Power Query and you'll quickly be on your way to harnessing the power of managing and reporting on data with Excel Power Query.

This Excel Power Query Course Includes:

6+ hours of video content

Downloadable exercise files to follow along

Access to the instructor through the QA section


Who this course is for:

Microsoft Excel users looking to speed up their time managing and reporting on data
Microsoft Excel users looking to learn the hottest tool in Excel since PivotTables were introduced