Self-Study: Surgent's Power Query Series: Editor - The User Interface of Power Query

Overview

This course is available until April 30, 2025.

This course introduces users to the Power Query Editor, using the Excel version of Power Query, and includes a hands-on transformation exercise using the editor. Power Query is an “ETL” tool that extracts, transforms, and loads data. This tool has a user-friendly interface that enables the Excel user to connect to data sets they previously did not have access to. It also enables powerful data transformations without requiring any coding and will save the Excel user time in performing their cleanup of data.

This course is the third in a twelve-part series, Power Query: Beginning Data Analytics for the Excel User. The series is designed so the Excel user can learn the functionality of Power Query and the many benefits of this powerful tool. Each 1-hour webcast has hands-on examples to enable the Excel user to experience the active learning of Power Query.

Highlights

• What is the Power Query Editor?
• How can I launch the Power Query Editor?
• Review of the components of the Power Query Editor
  • Preview pane
  • Ribbon
  • Queries pane
  • Query settings pane
  • Applied steps
  • Formula bar

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Excel users who want to develop data analytics skills

Objectives

• Be familiar with the components of the Power Query Editor
• Perform a transformation using the Power Query Editor