Power Query for Excel and Power BI Desktop Training in Columbia, MD

Certificate: Course Completion Certificate

Language: English

Duration: 1 Day

Credits: 8

Course Delivery: Classroom/ Virtual/ On-site

Offers: Groups of 5 - 10 people 10% Discount | Groups of 11 - 20 people 15% Discount

Course Overview:

Power BI (including Power Query & Power Pivot) are the biggest Excel news items in the last 10 years. They give Excel users the power to draw information out of multiple sources, link it together then perform calculations on it that can then be sliced & diced any way you want.

This hands-on course is focused on real-world techniques utilising the amazing capabilities of Power Query.

This 1-day course covers the core elements needed to get an understanding of what Power Query can do. You will use Power Query to extract and shape data from a variety of sources and data layouts. You will learn to consolidate 50 csv files instantly, “un-pivot” data and replace VLOOKUPS with merged queries.

This focused course delves deeper into Power Query and how to get the most from this amazing tool. You will learn how to amend the “M”code generated by the Power Query interface, create reusable custom functions and set up dynamic parameters for your queries.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how Power Query can save hours of manual effort in extracting and manipulating data
• Learn how to consolidate and merge data sets from multiple sources
• Understand best practice design to ensure robust and clear processes are adopted
• Provides an introduction to Power Query’s “M” language

Prerequisites:

This is an intermediate course and users should already be comfortable with Excel formulas to get the most from this course.

Participants should be familiar with functions & concepts such as VLOOKUP and SUMIFS.

The focus is on Excel 2016 and Power BI Desktop but the knowledge gained can be easily applied to Excel 2010 or Excel 2013

Target Audience:

• Excel users & analysts that spend time extracting, re-organizing and analyzing data
• Anyone interested in saving huge amounts of time in automating the work involved in creating recurring reports and dashboards

Technical Requirements:

For eBooks:

Internet for downloading the eBook

Laptop, tablet, Smartphone, eReader (No Kindle)

Adobe DRM supported software (e.g. Digital Editions, Bluefire Reader) eBook download and activation instructions

Course Materials:

Students will receive a course manual with presentation slides and reference materials.

Examination:

There is no exam for this course.

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