If you've never heard of Excel's Power Query feature, you're not alone. Here's how to get started using it and gain a huge productivity boost.

In the Get & Transform Data group, click From Table/Range. Doing so will open Power Query with your data. Click the Department header cell to select that column. Click the Add Column tab.

Excel Power Query is a powerful tool that can help you streamline your data manipulation and automation tasks. By leveraging its features effectively, you ...

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