Power Query for Excel Users

Learn Power Query in Excel to clean and automate business data: repeatable workflows for business users, with tips for using AI tools. No coding requiredFree with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader*Key FeaturesLearn Power Query step by step, starting from everyday Excel tasks and building up graduallyOrganize messy data and combine files from common business sources using repeatable workflowsGet practical tips for using AI tools like ChatGPT alongside your Power Query workflowsBook DescriptionIf you spend hours every week copying, cleaning, and combining spreadsheets, Power Query will improve how you work, permanently. In Power Query for Excel and Business Users, you follow Quinn, a newly hired data analyst at Northbridge Office Group, through realistic business scenarios that any business user will recognize. This book uses Quinn s journey to make Power Query accessible and relatable. With beginners in mind, a very basic Excel knowledge is all you need to start. As you work through the book, you'll learn how to clean up messy data, combine files from different systems, and automate the recurring steps that eat up your time every week. Beyond the basics, you ll also learn how to use LLMs (like ChatGPT) to accelerate your data work through tested prompt templates without compromising data quality or trust. By the end of the book, you ll have a strong foundation in data preparation that not only improves your daily Excel work but also prepares you to move confidently toward tools like Power BI and Microsoft Fabric.What you will learnUse Power Query's UI to import and clean data without codingAutomate everyday tasks split, merge, pivot, and reshape dataCombine files from multiple sources reliablyUse AI prompts safely to speed up transformationsCreate reusable workflows that your team can refresh themselvesBuild foundational concepts that transfer to Power BI and Microsoft FabricHandle and fix messy organizational dataWho this book is forThis book is written for office managers, executive assistants, project/operations coordinators, and finance and HR professionals. Anyone who works with data, not just data specialists. It's perfect for those who spend hours cleaning and combining files, tracking KPIs, or making sense of complex spreadsheets. No coding experience required: if you know how to open Excel and use basic formulas, you're ready to start.]]>