Excel Power Pivot & Power Query For Dummies, 2nd Edition
- 3h 21m
- Michael Alexander
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2022
Learn to crunch huge amounts of data with PowerPivot and Power Query
Do you have a ton of data you need to make sense of? Microsoft’s Excel program can handle amazingly large data sets, but you’ll need to get familiar with PowerPivot and Power Query to get started.
And that’s where Dummies comes in. With step-by-step instructions—accompanied by ample screenshots—Excel PowerPivot & Power Query For Dummies will teach you how to save time, simplify your processes, and enhance your data analysis and reporting. Use Power Query to discover, connect to, and import your organization’s data. Then use PowerPivot to model it in Excel. You’ll also learn to:
- Make use of databases to store large amounts of data
- Use custom functions to extend and enhance Power Query
- Add the functionality of formulas to PowerPivot and publish data to SharePoint
If you’re expected to wrangle, interpret, and report on large amounts of data, Excel PowerPivot & Power Query For Dummies gives you the tools you need to get up to speed quickly.
About the Author
MICHAEL ALEXANDER (MCKINNEY, TX) is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) and author of several books on advanced business analysis with Microsoft Access and Excel. He has more than 16 years of experience consulting and developing Office solutions. Michael has been named a Microsoft MVP for his ongoing contributions to the Excel community.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Thinking like a Database
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Introducing Power Pivot
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The Pivotal Pivot Table
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Using External Data with Power Pivot
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Working Directly with the Internal Data Model
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Adding Formulas to Power Pivot
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Diving into DAX
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Introducing Power Query
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Power Query Connection Types
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Transforming Your Way to Better Data
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Making Queries Work Together
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Extending Power Query with Custom Functions
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Ten Ways to Improve Power Pivot Performance
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Ten Tips for Working with Power Query
