Excel is a powerhouse at transforming and manipulating data, thanks to a wide variety of Excel formulas and in-app tools. Add ...

In 2010, Microsoft added yet another technical term—Power Query—to Excel's long list of jargon, but it's not as complex as it ...

Did you know that data analysts spend up to 80% of their time cleaning and preparing data? If you’re nodding in agreement, you’re not alone. The good news is that tools like Power Query in Excel and ...

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 ...

A new update is available for Office Insiders. The update brings support for creating custom data types with Power Query in PowerPoint. The update also brings support for text predictions within ...

Have you ever stared at a massive dataset, only to realize it’s riddled with empty columns that serve no purpose? It’s a frustrating scenario—one that wastes time, clutters your workflow, and makes ...

Power Query often automatically adds a ‘Change Type’ step after loading data to try and assign data types to columns based on the first 1,000 rows. If your data includes inconsistent types, such as ...