CP040: Intro. to Power Query – What is it and how to get started – with Miguel Escobar

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In the 40th session of Chandoo.org podcast, Let’s talk about Power Query. I have the pleasure and fortune to catch up with Miguel Escobar (who along with Ken Puls runs PowerQuery.Training website) and talk about this very exciting piece of technology and how it can make our life simpler.

Introduction to Power Query - What is it and how to get started? An interview with Miguel Escobar - Chandoo.org Podcast - CP040

What is in this session?

In this podcast,

  • Welcome
  • Miguel’s introduction, background and current projects
  • What is Power Query
  • How to install it
  • Sample use cases of Power Query
  • What is Power BI
  • Resources for learning Power Query – Books & Courses

Listen to this session

Click here to download the MP3 file.

Learn more about Power Query

Books:

I recommend 2 books for learning more about Power Query.

Online classes:

Ken & Miguel regularly run an online class teaching hands-on techniques, implementation guidelines and secrets about Power Query. I have signed up for their next class and eagerly looking forward to it. I recommend going for their class if you want to seriously improve your Power Query skills.

Special offer worth $59 for Chandoo.org listeners

As a podcast listener, here is a special offer for you from PowerQuery.Training.

Use the discount code CHANDOO when signing up for their upcoming live session and get 10% off on the course fees.

Click here to signup for their upcoming class.

Note: Ken & Miguel are good friends and partners of Chandoo.org. When you join this course from above link, I receive a small commission. I am recommending this course because I genuinely think their program is suitable & awesome for anyone needing Power Query instruction.

Transcript of this session:

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Are you using Power Query? What has been your experience with it?

I have been playing with Power Query for last 18 months. I really like the technology and what it can do for us, analysts. I regularly use it to clean data, do quick transformations and set up models.

What about you? Have you been using Power Query? What is your experience like? Please share your success story in the comments.

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One Response to “How to compare two Excel sheets using VLOOKUP? [FREE Template]”

  1. Danny says:

    Maybe I missed it, but this method doesn't include data from James that isn't contained in Sara's data.

    I added a new sheet, and named the ranges for Sara and James.

    Maybe something like:
    B2: =SORT(UNIQUE(VSTACK(SaraCust, JamesCust)))
    C2: =XLOOKUP(B2#,SaraCust,SaraPaid,"Missing")
    D2: =XLOOKUP(B2#,JamesCust, JamesPaid,"Missing")
    E2: =IF(ISERROR(C2#+D2#),"Missing",IF(C2#=D2#,"Yes","No"))

    Then we can still do similar conditional formatting. But this will pull in data missing from Sara's sheet as well.

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