Overview
If your spreadsheets are full of inconsistent data, awkward formatting, or endless copy-paste routines, you need Power Query!
Power Query is Excel’s powerful data-cleaning and automation tool, designed to handle messy, repetitive tasks in a fraction of the time.
In this session, you’ll learn how to transform raw, inconsistent spreadsheets into clean, structured data that’s ready for analysis. No formulas, no VBA, just a smarter way to combine, reshape, and clean up your data using Power Query’s user-friendly interface. From removing duplicates and fixing column issues to combining data from multiple sheets or files, you’ll see how much time (and frustration) Power Query can save you
Why Should You Attend
Tired of manually tidying up spreadsheets every week? Power Query does the heavy lifting for you, turning tedious tasks into one-click refreshes. If you're spending hours cleaning and preparing data for reports, dashboards, or analysis, this session will show you how to reclaim that time with tools that work smarter, not harder.
Areas Covered
· What Power Query is and where to find it in Excel
· Connecting to and importing data from spreadsheets and other sources
· Cleaning and transforming data without formulas
· Removing duplicates, fixing column headers, and splitting/merging columns
· Combining data from multiple sheets, files, or folders
· Automating routine data preparation steps with queries
· Refreshing data at the click of a button
Who Will Benefit
This session is perfect for Excel users at an intermediate level who regularly work with reports, exports, or large datasets that require cleaning or restructuring. It's especially valuable for analysts, HR and finance professionals, admin teams, and anyone handling recurring data tasks. No coding or Power BI knowledge is required.
You’ll need Excel 365 or Excel 2016 or later. Note: Power Query is available in Excel for Mac, although some features differ from the Windows version. However, Mac users will still benefit from the concepts, techniques, and time-saving workflows covered in this session.
