introduction to power

1. Basic Introduction to Power Query
Disha Parmar

2. Introduction to Power Query
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Purpose and advantages
Install Power Query for Excel
Getting to know Power Query & Editor
Exploring Power Query Editor
Loading data with Power Query

3. INTRODUCTION
 Power Query is an Excel add-in that you
can use for ETL. That means, you
can extract data from different
sources, transform it, and then load it to
the worksheet.
 Power Query is a business intelligence tool
available in Excel that allows you to import
data from many different sources and then
clean, transform and reshape your data as
needed. It allows you to set up a query once
and then reuse it with a simple refresh.

4. Gives us an array
of rich tools for
transforming data
all in one place.
01 Saves hours of
time that in the
past was spent
manually
copying and
pasting.
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Will save you hours
of time re-doing
manual work.
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Allows one-click
refresh of the
data to update
current or
updated data
quickly.
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Purpose and Advantages

5. Install Power Query for Excel

6. Find and connect
data across a wide
variety of sources.
1 Processing large
amount of data
(where Excel is
limited to one million
rows)
2 Merge and shape
data sources to
match your data
analysis
requirements or
prepare it for further
analysis and
modelling by tools
such as Power Pivot
and Power View.
3 Manipulating,
cleaning and
combining several
tables, files or even
folders !
Create custom views
over data.
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Getting to know Power Query & Editor

7. Process your tables simply by clicking on
buttons. No coding skills needed !
Visualize your operations step by step
without running a macro.
Easily edit the steps order of different steps
through dragging and dropping!
Also, you can add and delete unnecessary
steps by a simple click.
Why is Power Query a great alternative to Excel VBA?

8. Loading data with Power Query
On the Data tab, in the Get & Transform Data group, click Get Data.
Click on the source

9. Exploring Power Query Editor

10. Create a Query in Excel

11. • Excel Power Query, Power Pivot, Power Map & DAX Masterclass (udemy.com)
Useful Links
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/download/details.aspx?id=39379&CorrelationId=b5b66782-febb-4214-ae23-
8152722f04f7

12. Thank You !!