How To Automate Data Tasks In Excel Using Power Query

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Learn how to use Power Query, which is a data automation tool that allows us to import, transform, and cleanse data in Excel or Power BI. In the video I share an overview of the Power Query workflow and then go into a hands on demo. You will learn how to combine multiple CSV files, clean up the data, and automate the entire process for when you get new/updated data.
This video is an introduction for beginners. If you have tried to use Power Query, but are confused by the process or user interface, then this training is for you.
Power Query is a tool that can save you a ton of time with your work by automating common data processes like:
✔ Remove columns, rows, blanks
✔ Convert data types - text, numbers, dates
✔ Split or merge columns
✔ Sort & filter columns
✔ Add calculated columns
✔ Aggregate or summarize data
✔ Find & replace text
✔ Unpivot data to use for pivot tables
✔ Merge (join) data tables together
✔ Combine (append) data tables, sheets, and workbooks
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How to Fix Date Errors in Power Query: • 4 Ways To Fix Your Pow...
00:00 Introduction
02:43 Demo
11:01 Updating and Refreshing

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  • @avaloniangardens232
    @avaloniangardens2323 жыл бұрын

    I can't emphasize just how good a job you do presenting this information. Everything about this is perfect, the pacing, the attention to details and thoroughness, the progression, the actual use and story of it, diagrams.. Plenty I haven't touched on. Thank You so much for sharing this, you must have improved a great many lives. I'm so happy I don't have to feel the life draining out of me like so many other videos out there!

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! 😊

  • @smam60

    @smam60

    Жыл бұрын

    "feel the life draining out of me!" 😁👍. Yep-same here but you described it perfectly!

  • @jenniferwoodard837
    @jenniferwoodard8373 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for including the "why" and not just steps! It makes things easier to understand and apply in different situations. As an educator that's one of my pet-peeves, and you do a fabulous job. I wish I'd found your video first, and I look forward to seeing more videos.

  • @debraindxb

    @debraindxb

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ditto. I am a data analyst with a master's degree in Education. Jon has hit all the important instructional bits to make his instruction successful.

  • @smam60
    @smam60 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome job consolidating all this info into fifteen minutes! If someone is experienced with Excel they really don't need a three hour introduction to understand what Power Query is. Too much information is overwhelming, which keeps us from even trying. After watching this I finally "get it" and am ready to try this the next time I clean up data. Thank you so much!

  • @keira7360
    @keira73602 жыл бұрын

    Omg can’t believe I finally found you I’ve watched 5 vids so far and everything is just so extraordinary, super simple to understand. You’re the best instructor I’ve ever seen in my 29yrs of living

  • @Zandor434
    @Zandor4343 жыл бұрын

    This is great. i watched hours of videos on this topic months ago and battled through many of the ins and outs you described. Your video summarizes the business reasons behind this type of analysis so well. Thank you for taking the time to present this in such a digestible manner. I'll be taking your webinar at the first opportunity.

  • @Leo-yz5gf
    @Leo-yz5gf4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. Clear and concise, among the best tutorial i could find!

  • @esthersuh3388
    @esthersuh3388 Жыл бұрын

    Surely Iwould become "EXCEL HERO" with your excellent instructions and videos. Thank you trillions!

  • @samk.970
    @samk.9703 жыл бұрын

    The most insightful Power Query intro. Thanks Jon for the share, keep them coming.

  • @ajvalerio7377
    @ajvalerio73773 жыл бұрын

    This is the most helpful tutorial I found on the net. Very easy to follow. Thank you very much!

  • @raymondpang4138
    @raymondpang41384 жыл бұрын

    Having seen videos on PowerQuery presented by other people, I have learned a lot from you, as I like the way you organized & presented your material, which made it easier for me to understand.

  • @ps7424

    @ps7424

    4 жыл бұрын

    100% agree. really good presenter

  • @tariq313313
    @tariq3133134 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation. Your English Speaking is understandably clear and pleasant to non-English persons.

  • @brucesun4148
    @brucesun41484 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing! Excel has evolved into a such powerful data tool ! It’s basically becoming an agile version of a mixture of power BI, Access, and traditional excel !

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Bruce! Yes, great point about the evolution of Excel. I love it! 👍

  • @maksms
    @maksms2 жыл бұрын

    This was such an extraordinary video which made me understand the very basics of power query. I also appreciate your communication which is crystal clear, no repetitions and great with your subject matter. More than everything I really appreciate creating such educational videos which help people like us to get knowledge free of cost. Thank you so much.

  • @peteallennh
    @peteallennh Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. This was perfectly presented. I have done the same thing over and over again. I never knew the refresh option works like that. I can’t wait to improve my workflow to do this. Thank you!

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    Жыл бұрын

    Great to hear that, Pete! 😀

  • @christianofernandes7682
    @christianofernandes76823 жыл бұрын

    We are blessed with people like you

  • @LP-sy3md
    @LP-sy3md3 жыл бұрын

    Very well explained! You make everything sounds so simple!

  • @SonofthewindsInc
    @SonofthewindsInc3 жыл бұрын

    I will be using this in ,multi data disciplines. Thank you... more power at my work place!

  • @wayneedmondson1065
    @wayneedmondson10654 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jon.. excellent overview of the power of Power Query. Thanks for the video! Thumbs up!!

  • @benjamindale6989
    @benjamindale69893 жыл бұрын

    Very concise, simple and informative. Great video!

  • @2bczar4u
    @2bczar4u9 күн бұрын

    The 'why' was long overdue. Excellent presentation as always. A waaaaaaaay back I didn't connect with the removal of columns in the process steps as it was never explained. It took a bit and then the lights went on, lol. I don't use PQ as much as I should, more because I am so rushed in what I need to get done and have a hard time squeezing in the extra timing time and practice. However, as time marches on it becomes easier and easier to use the product. Thank you.

  • @toby-tobias3651
    @toby-tobias36513 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video content John, learning a lot from you! Thanks

  • @markanthony7078
    @markanthony70782 жыл бұрын

    Thank you soo soo much Jon for this free webinar and lectures you do. You are Amazing and I cannot wait to enroll on one of your programs fairy soon. Your teaching is to the point. This video really helped me on a difficult rushed project today. See you on one of your courses very soon, From UK.

  • @oldrunnerstepx2638
    @oldrunnerstepx2638 Жыл бұрын

    Jon, this video is a crystal-clear explanation and demonstration of a very powerful Excel feature. Very impressed by the quality of this video, have now subscribed as the Power Pivot and Pivot Tables parts look interesting too. I already use Pivot Tables but I'm sure your video will fill in any gaps on my knowledge.

  • @niruramananthan3524
    @niruramananthan35244 жыл бұрын

    You have made such a difficult Excel topic easy to understand. thank you

  • @enochopolot333
    @enochopolot3333 жыл бұрын

    Very clear and concise presentation. I'm eager to give it a go. Thanks again.

  • @fanp1188
    @fanp1188 Жыл бұрын

    Others say it and I wholeheartedly agree - spend a few minutes in Excel Campus and you'll get the basics that are clear are easy to remember. When someone learns or retains something 'easily' it's in part down to the teacher Really knowing the subject. Thank you 🎉

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thank for your kind words @fanp1188 ! 😀

  • @dodettesky2587
    @dodettesky25873 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tool and amazing presentation! Very easy to follow.

  • @jchung5066
    @jchung50663 жыл бұрын

    i follow you and ExcelIsFun! you guys are my heroes!!!

  • @edgarmachado6008
    @edgarmachado60082 жыл бұрын

    Very well done. Clean presentation. Succinct, clear, easy to follow, and understand.

  • @RaviKumarCreativeCorner
    @RaviKumarCreativeCorner2 жыл бұрын

    wow, excellent. i used think that it is very hard to learn excel but after watching your videos, i have learned so much. Thank you

  • @abomohnd9004
    @abomohnd90044 жыл бұрын

    Short ,smart and to the point Thanks ☺️

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Abo! 🙌

  • @RAEN74
    @RAEN742 жыл бұрын

    amazing as always!!! thanks for all your assistance over the years

  • @guitar007
    @guitar0073 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, very clear presentation and very helpful !

  • @hichamsouleimani1920
    @hichamsouleimani19203 жыл бұрын

    Concise demonstration. Thank you.

  • @WeekendMuse
    @WeekendMuse4 жыл бұрын

    One of the best videos introducing to Excel Power Query. Well done.

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it! 😀

  • @knguyen9371
    @knguyen93714 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Jon. Very appreciated your knowledge sharing 👏

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much K! 🙌

  • @devenderpratap7987
    @devenderpratap79873 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful presentations Jon!. I learned a lot from this

  • @mypalbill
    @mypalbill3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent session and tutorial, thanks!

  • @jiexi144
    @jiexi1443 жыл бұрын

    Very clear explanation, easy for beginner to start with.

  • @dorcasnjeri9335
    @dorcasnjeri93352 жыл бұрын

    Very, very informative. Thank you

  • @sofianalhammouti4890
    @sofianalhammouti48903 жыл бұрын

    Your presentation is amazing!!

  • @SteamPunk4Life
    @SteamPunk4Life2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, John for the awesome tutorial.

  • @mikeschwegler3509
    @mikeschwegler35093 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! This was great!

  • @esbi1124
    @esbi11243 жыл бұрын

    Really good and clear as usual. Thanks a lot.

  • @a3akfmobile
    @a3akfmobile4 жыл бұрын

    Many many thanks. New and beneficiary to me.

  • @wpfavicon6776
    @wpfavicon67762 жыл бұрын

    Great and amazing tutorial. John!

  • @marshallhosel1247
    @marshallhosel12472 жыл бұрын

    Useful tutorial. Thank you!

  • @cq1026
    @cq1026Ай бұрын

    Super helpful - thank you!

  • @livvyramsden2747
    @livvyramsden27473 жыл бұрын

    Great presentation. Logical steps and easy to undertstand

  • @ExcelxlNl
    @ExcelxlNl4 жыл бұрын

    An awesome introduction tutorial and a very good explanation. Thank you!

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! :-)

  • @poweruser5391
    @poweruser53913 жыл бұрын

    Really got engage with the way you explain your videos. Very organize and precise information. Kudos!

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them! 😊

  • @andyan1830
    @andyan18303 жыл бұрын

    man, this is poweful! Great Vid!!

  • @leoace9903
    @leoace99033 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, you are my excel hero! 😘

  • @conradhaynes4672
    @conradhaynes46722 жыл бұрын

    An absolutely superb presentation, thank you.

  • @GusGuitarPD
    @GusGuitarPD3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video. Thank you so much!

  • @luciaderatmiroff1173
    @luciaderatmiroff11734 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos. Explanations are understandable and to the point. I am an older follower, do a lot of stats for non-profits as volunteer, and I work on Mac OS. Sometimes it is difficult to apply your videos, but I will try with this one because it will save me tons of time! Thanks.

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Lucia! I appreciate your support. In regards to Power Query on the Mac, it is not fully available yet for the Mac version of Excel. However, Microsoft is working on making it available and currently in phase 1 of the project. This means you can only refresh queries on the Mac. You cannot create or edit them yet. Here is an article that explains more (techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel-blog/get-amp-transform-power-query-in-excel-for-mac-phase-1/ba-p/876840) One workaround is to install a virtualization app like Parallels (www.parallels.com/) on your Mac. This will allow you to run Windows on your Mac and install the Windows version of Excel. If you have an Office 365 subscription then the Windows version of Office will just count as one of your users. You will then be able to use all "power" tools including Power Query, Power Pivot, Power BI and full VBA. I hope that helps. Thanks again and have a nice day! 🙂

  • @ec4ever9

    @ec4ever9

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ExcelCampus Thanks for the question Lucia and thanks for your response Jon. I've been sitting on my Mac for days trying to figure out how to Get & Transform and apparently it's not available yet. You both saved me some time and maybe a couple headaches.

  • @famousboyboy7426
    @famousboyboy74263 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @devenderpratap7987
    @devenderpratap79873 жыл бұрын

    This put me into this wonderful concept during the lockdown time where we hardly had any software loaded in our laptop. This is awesome and magic bullet. But, tell me weather it can handle calculated columns

  • @manteeful
    @manteeful3 жыл бұрын

    Great Tutor. Amazing Presentation.

  • @sonjavangaale8373
    @sonjavangaale83733 жыл бұрын

    Excellent thank you for this presentation.

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    @eilleensabino-laughlin70672 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! So happy I found your page 😀

  • @Juan-Hdez
    @Juan-Hdez Жыл бұрын

    Very useful. Thank you!

  • @SolidSnake009
    @SolidSnake0093 жыл бұрын

    Excellent and effective presentation. Thank you!

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome! 😊

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    @abdullahalnaiem35012 жыл бұрын

    You are the best. I am naiem from Bangladesh.

  • @sedarathnadcd
    @sedarathnadcd2 жыл бұрын

    Thank You, It is really a important

  • @joielou6544
    @joielou6544 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are excellent!!!

  • @lindsaywilliams2727
    @lindsaywilliams27274 жыл бұрын

    Excellent introduction - Thanks Jon

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Lindsay! I appreciate your support! 🙌

  • @madhavdhungel6211
    @madhavdhungel62112 жыл бұрын

    Great, its really valuable presentation for skills enhancement. Thank you very Much

  • @BenDieselBasicAutomotive
    @BenDieselBasicAutomotive Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for simplifying a very complex topic.....

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome, Ben! :)

  • @AlbrechtJ
    @AlbrechtJ2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this helpful tutorial.

  • @kristinamelnichenko5775
    @kristinamelnichenko57753 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, thank you!

  • @orelshema
    @orelshema3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent Guide!

  • @user-pb7zf8tm3x
    @user-pb7zf8tm3x2 ай бұрын

    excellent teaching

  • @danielvasquez2034
    @danielvasquez20344 жыл бұрын

    great video! power query is a major time saver

  • @abdessamedghettas7167
    @abdessamedghettas71672 жыл бұрын

    Just great video many Thanks.

  • @charlesmangezi9564
    @charlesmangezi95642 жыл бұрын

    thanks, fantastic work

  • @abiashyt3604
    @abiashyt36043 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for tutorial.Its really helpful

  • @canshocked2579
    @canshocked25793 жыл бұрын

    Very professionally presented.

  • @sahiguru4913
    @sahiguru49133 жыл бұрын

    Well explained and presented.

  • @trueaccounting3308
    @trueaccounting33083 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. I love your detailed expression and they are easy to learn.

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you love them! Thank you!

  • @michaeltobiko
    @michaeltobiko2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this 🙏

  • @gaetanomaximus8650
    @gaetanomaximus86502 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, thanks!

  • @HSfox
    @HSfox3 жыл бұрын

    This is great!! Thanks :D I feel like I've spent soo much time cleaning data and never cared for power query :( I was dumb to think that

  • @darrylmorgan
    @darrylmorgan4 жыл бұрын

    Great Stuff..Thank You Jon :)

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Darryl! 🙏

  • @BirdsallDave
    @BirdsallDave3 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, thanks! So, I'm a long-time SQL user, but I am trying to put together an Excel spreadsheet without an SQL database behind it for some folks who don't have access to an SQL database. I have a few simple tables that I want to join together, and use like an SQL materialized view. I've played with putting each table in a sheet, then using Power Query to join them in a new sheet. This works fairly well. And I find that indeed if I change data in the source tables and hit "Refresh All", the joined data updates nicely. Next thing I tried was saving the Excel workbook, exiting Excel, then opening the workbook again. Then I wanted to repeat the exercise: update one of the source tables, then hit "Refresh All" to see the joined data automagically updated. This doesn't work, though; Excel complains about connections. So here's my question: Can one make re-establishing connections automatic, so that there aren't any extra steps when reopening the workbook?

  • @rahulchheda1058
    @rahulchheda10584 жыл бұрын

    Thank You Jon

  • @ScotTheGr8
    @ScotTheGr82 жыл бұрын

    So helpful!!!!

  • @kuhekaizen3426
    @kuhekaizen34264 жыл бұрын

    Thank you soooo much!!!!

  • @Abbasshaha
    @Abbasshaha4 жыл бұрын

    excellent presentation

  • @sijuvarghese5469
    @sijuvarghese54692 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @CW-si7ib
    @CW-si7ib4 жыл бұрын

    very good tutorial! thank you

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like it! :)

  • @Mohammedshafi-Msk
    @Mohammedshafi-Msk4 жыл бұрын

    wow! it is unbelievable

  • @rolo1054
    @rolo10544 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the excellent intro. Really helpful. I noticed the Add Columns From example seems to require a Ctrl+Enter, but it looked like you didn’t need to do that. Is it optional?

  • @felipelandim2881
    @felipelandim28814 жыл бұрын

    Very very interesting.

  • @sirima14
    @sirima144 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, I really love this.

  • @ExcelCampus

    @ExcelCampus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Sirima! 🙌

  • @johnborg5419
    @johnborg54194 жыл бұрын

    Thanks jon. : )

  • @saifullahkowshir
    @saifullahkowshir3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you,

  • @mahansor8295
    @mahansor82953 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @ArushiNegi-pc6xi
    @ArushiNegi-pc6xi3 жыл бұрын

    Great video!. Please share sample data to practice.

  • @anabusso7065
    @anabusso70653 жыл бұрын

    ,excellent!