Power Query Course: Automate & Transform Your Data with Ease
Power Query is a powerful data connection and transformation tool available in Microsoft Excel and Power BI. It allows users to import, clean, combine, and reshape data from multiple sources using a visual interface.
This course will empower you to eliminate repetitive manual tasks, build reusable workflows, and automate your reporting process.
Who is this course for?
Excel users seeking to automate data cleaning
MIS professionals and report analysts
Data entry operators and accountants
Government officers managing tabular reports
Anyone preparing Excel reports regularly
Beginners wanting to level up their Excel skills
What You Will Learn:
Import data from multiple sources (Excel, CSV, Web, SQL)
Clean and reshape messy datasets automatically
Merge and append datasets (Joins/Unions)
Create dynamic reports with minimal manual effort
Build reusable data transformation pipelines in Excel
Detailed Course Curriculum
Module 1: Getting Started with Power Query
Introduction to Power Query & its benefits
Accessing Power Query in Excel
Power Query Editor interface walkthrough
Overview of the ETL process (Extract, Transform, Load)
Module 2: Importing Data
Importing from Excel, CSV, Web, PDF, and SQL Server
Understanding query structure & query steps
Refreshing data sources dynamically
Module 3: Data Cleaning Techniques
Removing duplicates, blanks, and errors
Changing data types and formatting
Splitting and merging columns
Replacing values and conditional columns
Module 4: Transforming & Shaping Data
Unpivoting & pivoting columns
Grouping and summarizing data
Using fill down/up to handle missing values
Working with nested data and structured columns
Module 5: Combining Data
Merge Queries (Joins – Inner, Left, Right, etc.)
Append Queries (Vertical concatenation)
Understanding relationships in combined data
Module 7: Integration with Excel and Power BI
Loading to Excel tables or PivotTables
Using Power Query with Power Pivot
Connecting to Power BI Desktop
Hands-on Project:
Hands-on Project on real data sets
Build an automated Excel reporting tool using Power Query by combining monthly sales reports from multiple Excel files and creating a refreshable, cleaned summary dashboard.
Prerequisites:
Basic Excel knowledge (copy-paste, formulas, tables)
No coding required
Suitable for beginners and intermediate users
Certification
After successful completion, receive a Certificate of Completion from DigData Academy. This enhances your credibility in Excel automation and data preparation roles.

