Learn how to import, clean, and transform external data in Excel using Power Query. Simplify workflows and master data analysis today ...

If you've never heard of Excel's Power Query feature, you're not alone. Here's how to get started using it and gain a huge productivity boost.

Power Query transformations can assist in splitting data into rows, based on various factors such as delimiter, text patterns, and data types.

Figure H Power Query separates each item value into a row of its own. When you close Power Query, Excel prompts you to keep or discard the query. If you want to work with the data, choose Keep.

This month’s column shows how to clean and join data using Excel’s Power Query.

Excel's Power Query Editor also has the capacity to import and organize data from external sources, like a PDF, a website, or another spreadsheet. Getting into the habit of using this powerful ...

Learn how Excel’s Power Query can simplify data cleaning, automate tasks, and transform your workflow. Save time and reduce errors!

4. Click Ctrl + Enter or press OK in the above pane to accept Power Query’s suggestions. This time Power Query needs only one example to fill in the remaining cells (Figure F).

Figure 2: Select the tables you want to import into Excel from the website in the dialog box. When you have selected the tables that you want to import into Excel, click Import. When the Import Data ...