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Power Query for Power BI and Excel
Power Query for Power BI and Excel is a book for people who are tired of copying and pasting data into Excel worksheets. Power Query, part of the Microsoft Power BI suite, is a tool that automates the process of getting data into Excel and will save you hours of dull, repetitive, and error-prone work! Power Query makes it easy to extract data from many different data sources, filter that data, aggregate it, clean it and perform calculations on it, finally loading that data into either your worksheet or directly into the new Excel 2013 Data Model used by Power Pivot. This concise, practical book provides a complete guide to Power Query and how to use it to solve all of your Excel data-loading problems.
Power Query for Power BI and Excel goes well beyond the surface of what Power Query can do. The book goes deep into the underlying M language, showing you how to do amazing things that aren’t going to be possible from just the GUI interface that iscovered in most other books. You’ll have full command of the GUI, and you’ll be able to drop into the M language to go beyond what the GUI provides. The depth in this book makes it a must-have item for anyone who is pushing Power BI and Excel to their limits in the pursuit of business intelligence from data analysis.
Teaches the basics of using Power Query to load data into ExcelHelps you solve common, data-related problems with Power QueryShows how to write your own solutions in the powerful M language
Power Query for Power BI and Excel goes well beyond the surface of what Power Query can do. The book goes deep into the underlying M language, showing you how to do amazing things that aren’t going to be possible from just the GUI interface that iscovered in most other books. You’ll have full command of the GUI, and you’ll be able to drop into the M language to go beyond what the GUI provides. The depth in this book makes it a must-have item for anyone who is pushing Power BI and Excel to their limits in the pursuit of business intelligence from data analysis.
Teaches the basics of using Power Query to load data into ExcelHelps you solve common, data-related problems with Power QueryShows how to write your own solutions in the powerful M language
427 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 24, 2014
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April 7, 2019
One of the few books out there devoted to Power Query. Book is dated, but still useful. 1st half is helpful for new users of Power Query. 2nd half is dense M language which is useful for more experienced users.
December 22, 2018
Easier to read than most books of this genre.
January 5, 2021
Good overview of power query for beginners.
February 23, 2016
Coherent and well organized, a great PQ resource
Chris Webb may well be the world's foremost authority on Power Query. This book was one of the first available,so a few spots have aged out a bit due to subsequent product revisions, but the kernel of this book remains as valid and useful as ever. Essential reading for anyone working with Power Query and/or Power BI. Recommended!
Chris Webb may well be the world's foremost authority on Power Query. This book was one of the first available,so a few spots have aged out a bit due to subsequent product revisions, but the kernel of this book remains as valid and useful as ever. Essential reading for anyone working with Power Query and/or Power BI. Recommended!
October 27, 2015
Decent intro / reference on the topic
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