Tired of manually fixing text formatting, fixing date errors, and copying data every month? In Part 2 of this Power Query series, learn how to transform dirty Excel data, fix formatting errors, and set up a 1-click auto-refreshing report!
In this tutorial, you will learn:
- How to fix incorrect date and column data types.
- How to check Column Quality and replace 'null' blank cells with zero (0).
- How to fix inconsistent text capitalization (uppercase vs lowercase).
- How to remove hidden extra spaces using Trim and Clean.
- How to test 1-Click Auto-Refresh when adding new monthly data (July & August).
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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
[00:00:00] - Introduction: Transforming Data in Power Query
[00:00:15] - How to fix Date column data types
[00:01:19] - Setting Text, Whole Number & Decimal data types
[00:01:51] - Checking Column Quality & replacing Nulls with 0
[00:03:42] - Fixing inconsistent text casing (Capitalize Each Word)
[00:05:41] - Removing hidden extra spaces with Trim & Clean
[00:06:44] - Close & Load: Importing transformed data into Excel
[00:08:05] - Reviewing the auto-combined master sheet
[00:08:51] - Testing Auto-Refresh: Adding new July & August data
[00:10:36] - The 1-Click Refresh demo (No manual work!)
[00:11:23] - What’s coming in Part 3 (Importing from Folder)
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