Have you heard of Power Query in Microsoft Excel but always thought that it's only intended for Excel experts? Let me stop you there because, actually, Power Query is designed to be user-friendly and, ...

Web query files are spreadsheets that Microsoft Excel creates using data from Web pages. For example, if your business wants to analyze stock data, a Web query can extract such data from a financial ...

If the numbers you need to crunch come from the Web, then you’ll need an efficient way to get it into Microsoft Excel. There are several ways you can do this, and one method even allows for automatic ...

Have you ever found yourself tangled in a web of Excel formulas, trying to clean up messy datasets or make sense of inconsistent entries? If so, you’re not alone. Many of us have spent countless hours ...

Q. There was a December 2020 article in the JofA about cleaning and joining data using a program called Alteryx, but we don’t have access to this program. Could you explain how to do those tasks using ...

If you need to combine like-for-like datasets in several Excel worksheets into one table, don't waste time and risk making mistakes by doing this manually. Instead, use Excel's powerful Power Query ...

Excel is more than just a spreadsheet tool; it is a comprehensive platform for data analysis and business intelligence. By using its advanced tools—Power Query, Power Pivot, and DAX—you can elevate ...

In a nutshell: Formulas are a must for incorporating math into spreadsheets, but using them in Microsoft Excel involves a learning curve and can become tedious. This latest update adds a bit of ...