Microsoft Excel: Introduction to Power Query Course (in Toronto or Online)

Microsoft® Excel® Introduction to Power Query to Get and Transform Data (Instructor-led)

Upcoming Dates: May 30, 2024 (Online in virtual classroom or In-person)| Check for more dates >

Duration: 1 day (9 am - 4 pm ET)

Microsoft Excel Versions: 2016 | 2019 | 2021 | 365 (Windows)

Delivery Methods (Instructor-led): In-person (Live classroom) training or Online (Virtual classroom)

Course Fee: $295 CAD per person + HST (Online in virtual classroom), $325 CAD per person + HST (Bring your own device for live classroom courses) or $345 CAD per person + HST (Avantix Learning provides device for live classroom courses)

Virtual Classroom: Virtual classroom courses are delivered online by a live instructor and run from 9 am to 4 pm (Eastern Time) with a 15 minute break in the morning and in the afternoon and a 1 hour break for lunch.

In-person (Live Classroom) Course Location: Our live classroom courses are offered in downtown Toronto at the Toronto Eaton Centre or at 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (some Avantix Learning courses may be held at an alternate downtown Toronto location). Location will be confirmed when you register.

Learning Path: Level 3

Prerequisite: Microsoft Excel: Intermediate / Advanced or equivalent knowledge and skills.

Custom training: Available on request. Contact us to arrange a date.

Public scheduled courses are delivered as live instructor-led classroom training or virtual classroom training (as indicated). Bring your own device rates apply to live classroom courses. Some courses / formats may have a minimum enrollment requirement.

*Some courses and formats may be subject to a minimum enrollment requirement.

In this course, students will learn to import, connect to, and manipulate data using Excel’s amazing Power Query tool (also called Get and Transform). Power Query is part of Excel’s suite of Business Intelligence (BI) tools. Students will create, name, edit and refresh queries and connect to both Excel workbooks and external data sources. In the Query Editor, columns will be added, removed, split and merged. Using Power Query, participants will learn to clean different types of data including text, numbers and dates. Data will be pivoted and unpivoted and will be combined in different ways. Students will also learn to create calculations using Power Query’s “M” language and will create a pivot table from queried data

Note: This course is designed for students who have never used Power Query in Excel.

Course topics

Getting Started with Power Query

• Overview of the capabilities of Power Query
• Using different data sources

Creating a Query

• Using headings in data
• Creating a query by importing or loading data from a workbook
• Using Excel tables as the source of a query

Working in the Power Query Editor

• Working in the Power Query Editor
• Understanding the different tabs in the Power Query Ribbon
• Setting columns to the correct data type
• Filtering columns
• Accessing commands in different ways
• Performing basic transformations and adding steps to a query
• Navigating through Applied Steps
• Removing steps from a query

Loading or Connecting to a Query

• Loading queried data into Excel
• Creating a connection only query

Viewing, Refreshing and Editing a Query in Excel

• Viewing a query in Excel
• Refreshing a query
• Editing a query

Working with Columns in Power Query

• Inserting columns
• Removing columns
• Combining columns
• Splitting columns

Cleaning and Transforming Data

• Removing extra spaces
• Changing case
• Removing blank rows
• Removing rows with errors
• Filling empty cells with data
• Removing duplicates
• Extracting the left, right or middle characters in a column
• Transforming data using pivot or unpivot
• Working with dates

Combining Data

• Combining data from multiple tables into one table using an Append query
• Combining data from tables using a Merge query

Combining Data from Multiple Sources

• Importing data from difference sources
• Connecting to data from difference sources
• Combining files from a folder (such as multiple workbooks or csv files)

Creating a Pivot Table from a Query

• Creating a pivot table from a query
• Refreshing the query and the pivot table

Creating Calculations

• Getting started with creating calculations in Power Query
• Understanding basic syntax
• Creating a conditional calculation

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Who will benefit

This course has been designed for Microsoft Excel users who have completed the Microsoft Excel: Intermediate / Advanced training or have comparable knowledge and skills.

Can I bring my own device?

Absolutely! If you choose to bring your own device to an in-person (live classroom) course, you will receive a reduced rate. Be sure to bring a power cord and a mouse is helpful.

What's included

Included in this course:

• Comprehensive course manual
• Keyboard shortcuts quick reference
• Sample and exercise files
• Refreshments (for classes conducted in Avantix Learning classrooms)
• Certificate of completion
• Follow-up email support

Microsoft Office training series

Other courses in this series include:

Microsoft Excel: Data Analysis with Functions, Dashboards and What-If Analysis Tools

Microsoft Excel: Introduction to Power Pivot and Data Modelling

Microsoft Excel: Introduction to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)

Microsoft Project: Introduction

Microsoft Access: Introduction

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About Avantix Learning courses

Avantix Learning offers live instructor-led classroom courses and virtual classroom courses allowing personal interaction between the students and the instructor. We specialize in small classes, typically ranging from 6 to 10 students to ensure an optimal student to instructor ratio.

Live classroom courses are offered in downtown Toronto at 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Some courses may also be offered at an alternate downtown Toronto location.

Virtual classroom courses are delivered online by a live instructor in a virtual classroom environment.

Our top-notch instructors have years of experience in the business world and students are encouraged to ask questions during our courses. Avantix Learning senior instructors have 15 or more years of experience. A complete profile of the instructor leading a specific course is available on request.

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