Data comes from all kinds of sources and Microsoft Power Query can you when you need to combine foreign data. It’s a bit easier than trying to do so in Microsoft Excel sometimes.

You can enter data into a Microsoft Excel sheet or run a bit of M code in Microsoft Excel Power Query when you need to create a table.

With Power Query in Excel 365, you can do just that. This powerful tool allows you to merge files from a folder into a single dataset, automatically updating as new files are added.

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This month’s column shows how to clean and join data using Excel’s Power Query.