Data comes from all kinds of sources and Microsoft Power Query can you when you need to combine foreign data. It’s a bit easier than trying to do so in Microsoft Excel sometimes.

Highlighting or even deleting duplicate records in Excel is simple but listing them isn't as easy. Fortunately, you can use Power Query to easily display a list of duplicate values or records.

If you have multiple tables in separate Excel worksheets, providing they have the same column headers, you can use Power Query to stack the data into a single table.

To pull data from another sheet in Excel, use cell references, use the VLOOKUP function, or use the INDEX and MATCH functions.

Alternatively, Excel users can also select Transform Data in order to clean your data and prepare it for analysis, courtesy of Power Query Editor.

Data is rarely properly formatted and structured when you import it. Try these eight tips for fast data cleanup in Microsoft Excel.

You can alphabetize data in an Excel spreadsheet by row or column using the "Sort" feature, or through the "Data" and "Home" tabs.

The query gets just the information you want from Oracle -- customer lists, stock numbers or sales records -- and prepares an Excel spreadsheet file from the data.