You can directly run SQL queries on a database from Excel. The traditional method was to create a Macro and write a long Visual Basic code by using ADO connection to get connected with the source.

Use INDEX and MATCH for simple database queries in Excel The bigger your spreadsheet, the more you need these, which you can combine with SUM, AVERAGE, and MAX to refine your searches.

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.

In short, Power Query has one primary purpose: to save you time when handling data. More specifically, it can be used to clean up data already in Excel, import and organize data from lots of ...