Excel Power Query: Import and Clean Your Big Data

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Summary

Duration: 90 mins

Do you spend more time than necessary performing data cleaning tasks in Excel?
Do you import data into Excel from other sources (such as CSV files, text files, web pages, databases or SharePoint)?
Does the data that you import need to be "cleaned" before it can be used? Cleaning refers to things like:

Removing duplicate rows
Removing blank rows
Removing unnecessary columns
Converting case
Changing date formats and more

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you need to learn how to use Power Query! Use Power Query when you have big data in a different places and want them in one spot. This webinar will show you how to get data from a variety of databases and put it all into Excel. Then you will learn how to clean and organize the data.

Topics covered:

Import data into Excel from text files, web pages, and a database

How to avoid the "million-rows" limitation by connecting to external sources

Create Pivot Tables from external data sources

Use the Query Editor to create calculated columns in pivot tables
Use the Query Editor to clean and transform data

Live Question & Answer Session - Have your questions answered by the expert!

15-minute session LIVE with the speaker
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Why you should attend

If you work with, analyze, and generate reports from large datasets, having a good understanding and working knowledge of Power Query is a must! Transform big data more efficiently with fast and powerful data gathering and cleansing capabilities.

Who should attend

This training is aimed at users of Excel (2010, 2013 and 2016 for Windows) who wish to learn about Power Query. Attendees should have at least intermediate knowledge of Excel and be familiar with formulas and creating Pivot tables.

About the Speaker

Mike Thomas has worked in the IT training business since 1989. He is a subject matter expert in a range of technologies including Microsoft Office and Apple Mac. Mike has produced nearly 200 written and video-based Excel tutorials, and hundreds of courses and webinars on a wide variety of technology-related topics.

Mike is a Fellow of The Learning and Performance Institute and has worked with and for a large number of global and UK-based companies and organizations across a diverse range of sectors.

In addition to training, he also designs and develops Microsoft Office-based solutions that automate key business tasks and processes.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Power Query is only available for Excel 2010, Excel 2013 and 2016 for Windows in Office Professional Plus, Office 365 Professional Plus or the standalone editions of Excel 2013 & 2016. If in doubt whether this training is relevant for your version of Excel, please check with your IT department.

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Program Level:

Basic Knowledge

Prerequisites:

None

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Delivery Method:

Group Internet Based

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