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Microsoft Excel Power Query Course

Turn messy data into clean, reliable information.

Learn how to prepare data quickly and confidently with Excel Power Query.

Turn messy data into clean, reliable information. Learn how to prepare data quickly and confidently with Excel Power Query.

Microsoft Excel Power Query training course

Microsoft Excel Power Query Course

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Our one-day Power Query training course provides a practical introduction to preparing data for analysis in Excel.

You'll learn how to import data from spreadsheets, CSV files, text files, websites and folders, then clean, restructure and transform it into a reliable dataset.

The course covers key Power Query features including removing and adding columns, splitting data, creating calculated columns, merging and appending datasets, and unpivoting data.

You'll also learn how to load data into Excel tables, create connections, work with the Data Model and refresh queries.

By the end of the day, you'll be able to prepare data quickly and confidently.

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Course outline

1

Power Query Introduction

What Power Query is, and what it does

Understanding the Power Query interface

Connecting to different data sources

Overview of the import, transform and load process

Importing, loading and refreshing data

2

Finding and Importing Data

Importing data from Excel tables

Connecting to data in Excel workbooks

Importing CSV and text files

Extracting data from websites

3

Cleaning and Transforming Data

Removing unnecessary columns and rows

Adding new columns to datasets

Formatting and standardising data values

Replacing incorrect or unwanted content

Splitting data into separate fields

Creating calculated columns from existing data

4

Loading and Refreshing Data

Loading data into Excel tables

Creating connection-only queries

Adding data to the Data Model

Refreshing queries to update results

5

Additional Transformations

Merging data from multiple sources

Appending datasets into a single table

Unpivoting data for easier analysis

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Getting better at your job

You need a skill for the role you already have, or your employer is investing in the team.

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Changing career

You're moving into a new field and need the practical skills it asks for.

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Just graduated

You know the theory. A practical course and a certificate of attendance show employers you can do the work.

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