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Power Query Blogs

Power Query Blogs

Power Query: Expanding on Aggregating

8 November 2017

This week I look at bringing in two tables of data and summarising some of that data. At the same time..


Power Query: Get 2016 and Transform

1 November 2017

It’s time to move on...


Power Query: Managing Many Queries

25 October 2017

Welcome to our Power Query blog. This week I look at the options available to organise queries within a workbook.


Power Query: Initial Problems

18 October 2017

Welcome to our Power Query blog. This week let's look at how to convert names into an alternative format.


Power Query: If You Can’t Tell Them Apart, Join Them

11 October 2017

Sometimes, the tasks I have to do are less than thrilling...


Power Query: Bring it to the Table

4 October 2017

I like finding ways to save time. That’s why I get someone else to write this. So when I come across a method to create data quickly, then that makes me very happy. This particular method of creating data is ideal for those scenarios where I don’t want Excel users to change any values...


Power Query: Setting an Example

27 September 2017

The new feature ‘Column from Examples’ essentially pulls together a number of Power Query functions into one place, so it’s very user friendly.


Power Query: In Your Face(book)

20 September 2017

Whilst much of the data I deal with comes from workbooks and databases, it can be useful to pull in data from other sources. There are a number of sites traditionally associated with business, but social media sites like Facebook are becoming more accepted business channels due to their high usage and range of users...


Power Query: Custom Built Functions

13 September 2017

Last week, I looked at how to access and test the built-in Power Query functions. There are occasions, however, when I am repeatedly using the same logic, and I want to store it in a custom function of my own. Let’s take a look....


Power Query: a Function Function

6 September 2017

My blog comes of age this week as it hits the big 4-0! I am feeling quite empowered, so that gives me an idea! In M-Powered, I described how to get to a description of the functions that can be used in M code to manipulate data by accessing the Microsoft help pages. There is however another way to get to the functions. Let me show you....


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