I then created a new Power Query query in Power BI Desktop, identical to the one above except that it connected to the new table. This time the query took 4918ms – almost 5 seconds. Interestingly, ...

Have you heard of Power Query in Microsoft Excel but always thought that it's only intended for Excel experts? Let me stop ...

While you can get a lot done with Excel alone, using these built-in “Power” features will turn you into an advanced professional Excel user. In this guide, you learn how to use Power Query to import ...

A while ago I found myself wondering – as I often do about this kind of thing – about what the undocumented third parameter of the Excel.Workbook() M function (called delayTypes) actually does. I ...

Excel is a powerhouse at transforming and manipulating data, thanks to a wide variety of Excel formulas and in-app tools. Add Power Query to this already powerful mix, and you get an even more ...

Getting Started with Power Query. 1. Open Excel and ensure that the Data tab is visible. If it is not, you can enable it by going to File > Options > Customize Ribbon and checking the Data box.

The Get & Transform in Excel and the Power Query add-in include some new or improved Data Transformation features, as well. Option to set credentials at the server level The update compensates for ...