Learn Power Query for Excel with Claude AI: Practical Guide to Data Cleaning, Transformation, M Code, Automation, and AI-Assisted Workflows (The Microsoft Productivity Mastery) - Softcover

Lynas, Riley E

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798175751568

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Are you ready to make Excel smarter, faster, and far less frustrating?

This practical guide shows you how to combine Power Query and Claude AI to clean messy data, transform information, automate repetitive tasks, and build reliable workflows that save time.

What You Will Learn

Have you ever opened a spreadsheet filled with inconsistent columns, duplicate records, missing values, or poorly formatted data and wondered where to begin?

This book gives you a practical path forward.

You will learn how to:

• Import and combine data from different sources
• Clean and organize messy datasets
• Remove duplicates, errors, and inconsistencies
• Split, merge, filter, and reshape information
• Standardize dates, numbers, and text
• Create repeatable data transformation workflows
• Understand and use M code without becoming a programmer
• Use Claude AI to explain, generate, troubleshoot, and improve your Power Query steps
• Automate repetitive data preparation and reporting tasks

Power Query Meets Claude AI

Power Query gives you the tools to transform your data. Claude AI can help you understand the process, develop transformation logic, troubleshoot problems, and work through M code more efficiently.

Instead of repeatedly cleaning the same spreadsheet by hand, you can build a process once and reuse it.

Wouldn't it be useful to have an AI assistant that can help explain why a transformation works, suggest a solution when something breaks, and help you improve your workflow?

That is the approach explored throughout this book.

Practical, Not Overly Technical

You do not need to be a programmer to benefit from this guide.

The concepts are explained in a clear, conversational way, with an emphasis on practical Excel and business scenarios. You will learn not only what Power Query can do, but how to apply it to everyday reporting, analysis, and data preparation challenges.

Who This Book Is For

This book is ideal for:

• Excel users who work with messy data
• Business professionals and analysts
• Students and researchers
• Beginners learning Power Query
• Experienced Excel users looking to automate repetitive work
• Anyone interested in AI-assisted data workflows

Whether you are starting from scratch or looking to improve your existing Excel skills, this guide provides a structured way to work with data more efficiently.

Work Smarter With Your Data

By the end of the book, you will have a stronger understanding of Power Query, greater confidence with M code, and practical experience using Claude AI to support your workflows.

You will not simply learn more Excel features. You will learn how to clean data faster, automate repetitive processes, solve problems more efficiently, and build workflows you can reuse.

If you are ready to spend less time fixing spreadsheets and more time getting meaningful results from your data, this book gives you the practical tools to get started.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798175751568
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500